After yesterday's Serpent Trail adventure, Mrs S and I were back on the road again this morning for more. This time it was the Piggy Plod, a new race from the infamous White Star crew. These guys really know how to do races which are irreverent and very laid back while at the same time highly efficient and well-organised.
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| With Richard and Jacquie at the start |
We met Richard and Jacquie at the start field. Warming up didn't really feel very appealing. After a few cursory leg stretches and a brief briefing we set off. I quite quickly found myself in front, for which I was a bit nervous. It was all dusty, lumpy field margins with scarce shade and a regular rhythm of quite natty hills. It was a 2-lap affair, and the first lap was 6k. I was quite weary in the heat and steeled myself for a 12k race... the distance at these events is always 'ish'. I was rejoicing when I found that the second lap was about a mile shorter than the first. There were a lot of walkers completing their first lap, looking bothered.
I kept going, nervous of a challenge after a possibly over-egged start, but I was safe. I was again first over the line and like yesterday needed a lie down in the shade for a few minutes before I was up to anything much. Here are
my stats. Mrs S was third lady, and we both got to choose our own t-shirts as prizes. What a weekend!
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| Hot and victorious! |
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