THE HARRIERS HERALD No. 240, February 2013 Editor: Sue Francis
Contents, features, reports, results • Thursday night schedules for February and March • Race results and reports for: Oxford Mail x-country – Sus reports on her first experience of an all-ladies xc; Woodcote 10K – Harriers team is 3rd; Rough ‘n Tumble – four Harriers take up the challenge • Handicap Race – a record 15 runners, a very close race, and a victory for Dick • Webmaster’s article – Mo features the effects of exercise on the immune system, and lists forthcoming races • Thanks to Sus and Mo for this month’s contributions • Copy date for next Harriers Herald – 1st March
Thursday night schedule for February Thurs Thurs Thurs Thurs
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Terry to lead Handicap Race Martin to lead Pete O to lead
Thursday night schedule for March Thurs Thurs Thurs Thurs
7th 14th 21st 28th
Mo to lead Handicap Race Richard to lead Sue to lead
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Race Reports & Results Rough ‘n Tumble, 13th January Sue Four Harriers completed this testing 10-mile multi-terrain race near Pewsey. The sun and light breeze were pleasant, despite the sub-zero air temperature. However the conditions underfoot were, according to race organiser Steve Goulding, the worst in the race’s history. We set off from Milton Lilbourne Village Hall along a narrow tarmac road but, after 400m, the road was under water for a long stretch so we embarked on the slanting hill with cold wet feet. This side of the hill, being in shadow, was still firm underfoot. After a further 4 miles of thick sticky mud, waterlogged fields, icy farm roads and the occasional firm dry section, we reached the bottom of the big hill. Here, Pewsey RC’s Mark Anderson was marshalling and encouraging all with ‘enjoy the hill…’ For all but the race leaders, this hill is tackled as a climb, rather than a run – looking for foot and hand-holds! I was looking forward to miles 7–10, which are relatively flat and were fairly good underfoot in 2012’s race. Not this year! More thick mud, waterlogged fields and a wooded path which had become a stream. Now our shoes and socks felt wet and cold and, when my feet started to come back to life, I realised they 1