Running races

[Maria David]

As part of my prep for Ballbuster I've got off my butt and entered a couple of running races :

October 3rd, from 10.30am Autumn Trail Challenge - Half marathon, 12k or 6k race through Ham Common and Richmond Park - some orienteering involved, though I was just hoping to cut out that hassle by just following everyone else. £5 in advance, £7 entry on the day
details : http://www.sloweb.org.uk

October 10th, 10am Dulwich Charity 10km - 3 laps round/through Dulwich Park - fast flat course - warm up for Croydon 10k which is the week after.
£7/£8 in advance, £10 on the day - early entry advised
http://www.dulwichrunners.org.uk

It would be good to hook with some other Agreeables out there.

Will do another Half marathon at some point but haven't decided which one yet.

[Maria David]

THE GRIZZLY - March 2005

As part of my campaign to nurse myself back to being a half decent runner and also in preparation for the London Marathon I shall be doing the Grizzly.

fyi it's an 18ish mile multi-terrain run in Devon that takes in road, grass, mud and shingle going through streets, woods, fields and a beach.
It's legendary run and a good day out - think Tough Guy but without the army obtacles/burning bales of hay but more than twice the distance - lovely !

Anyway, I'm just mentioning it because the entries are now available and the 1,000 odd places get snapped up very quickly. So if you're interested check out http://www.axevalleyrunners.org.uk

I'll be driving down so will have room in my car for anyone wanting a lift.

Maria

[Maria David]

Ok - I've got my entry confirmation for the flora london marathon 2005 so I'd better start running.

As part of my preparation I will be doing the following races :

The Tadworth 10 - 2/1/05 @ Tattenham corner - undulating multiterrain 10mile race round the Epsom downs and race course.

Info on http://www.tadworth.org.uk/tadten.html

Watford Half marathon - 6/2/05 - 13miles through country lanes outside Watford - scenic and hilly. Popular race - this is predicted to fill up in the next couple of weeks.

Info on http://www.vtawh.supanet.com/~vtawh/wat ... indexF.htm

Go on, make a great new year's resolution and sign up !

See you,

Maria

[Maria David]

If you're getting ballbuster withdrawal symptoms there's a 7.5mile race at box hill on 22nd Jan - only 7.5 miles ? Well, thing is it does involve 1700ft of running uphill - why travel to Wales or the Yorkshire Dales for a fell race when you've got Box Hill !

Great little run - (I've done it a couple of times before) - fun atmosphere.
What goes up must come down - and there are some interesting descents.
And there's all that scenery to admire !

More details at http://www.sloweb.org.uk/events/20050122/index.htm
Limited to 180 runners.