Steve C and Len have been in the CaniX groove a couple of
times this past two weeks with the 6km Chorlton fun run acting as a warm up for
the main event: the Crogen
CaniX. This is a tough 14km multi-terrain race comprising fields, forest
tracks and moorland. The event organisers – Up Hill Down Dale – make no secret
of the fact that the mixture of terrain and the 365 metres of elevation do not
lend themselves to an easy potter. Unperturbed by the tough-stuff (as always),
Steve and Len (pic) slogged it out to a top 10 finish; in spite of the warm
conditions not favouring a big dog like Len. Unfortunately though, the terrain fought
back a little and resulted in the flare-up of a knee injury for Steve…
disappointingly it looks like he’ll be out of competition for a short while.
In other news, Mick W has been up to his ever-improving
tricks again and scored a new PB in the third Trunce of the season knocking out
another sub-30 minute run with a 29:38. This was good enough for a 38/380
overall position.
Emma S and Rosie Wigg have both suffered recent minor
setbacks with illness / niggling injuries but battled on anyway and, last
Wednesday night, raced in the ever-popular evening midweek Askern 10K road
race. Cool and damp conditions meant there was a lot of oxygen about and in
spite of getting a total drenching both were happy with their performances.
Emma finished in the top half of her age group whilst Rose managed a top 10 in
hers.
