Crossing the line in about 2 hrs 9, I was delighted to find myself awarded a £30 voucher for Swaledale Outdoors at the presentation, for 1st v45 lady - an added bonus, along with the fab goody bag and hot drinks and cake!
For this race, I tried out a new pair of Scott Kinabalu trail shoes which proved to have an amazingly good grip, not slipping once on the very greasy muddy surface or the tricky stony descents. I wore them with Injinji socks which were very comfortable even in these testing conditions. Thanks to Tony at The Ultra-runner Store for his continued support.
On Sun, I took 2 little orienteers to the Morpeth Gathering at Carlisle Park. Keen to perform well in the Family competition, the pressure was on to find all of the controls and to get my tired legs moving quickly around the paths, over bridges and around the play area. Carefully checking off the controls and dibbing, we arrived at the finish in 13 mins 50. It felt quick ! The girls were delighted to find that we had won the Family Trophy - and so was I ( phew !!).
I managed to get time to do the v40+ ladies event, but managed to annoy myself by picking the wrong street and making a mess of control 3. I managed to make slightly less of a mess of the other street control on the way back ! It was enough to place me 2nd but very frustrating nevertheless! Running quickly in the wrong direction definitely doesn't work !
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