Xmas Cracker 17/12/2006 17:32:00

Today, myself, Jono, Steve, Jon and Pal ran t!e Xmas Cracker, an
e"#!t m"le race from T"ttes$ort! reservo"r %1&0m' to ())er *lme over
t!e s)"ne of t!e +oac!es to t!e tr"# )o"nt %,0,m' and t!en -ack do$n to
+oac! .nd, t!en follo$"n# t!e road "nto ())er *lme, -ack t!ro#! t!e
farm to T"ttes$ort!/

T!e race -e#an at 11/00am $e $ere t!reatened $"t! ra"n all

morn"n# -t t!ankflly "t a))eared to -e !old"n# off/ 0e set off to t!e
sond of -a#)")es follo$"n# t!e road ) to 0!"tty 1ane/ 2rom !ere "t #ot
rat!er mddy across t!e f"rst co)le of f"elds $"t! 3ees over t!e st"les/
4t $as t!en a steady cl"m- ) to t!e farm/ T!e farm yard $as f"lled $"t!
satrated and )n#ent co$ )at ) to a foot "n )laces $!"c! 4
nfortnately fond ot $!en 4 tem)orar"ly lost my le# "n a slrry )"t, 4
!ad a 3"ck $as! "n a conta"ner -efore !ead"n# off ) t!e road/
0e all -e#an to s)read ot a -"t !ere, everyone $as try"n# to ease
off -efore t!e ma5or cl"m- -t t!ere $asn6t mc! )o"nt really/
2ollo$"n# t!e #ravel track -et$een *en Clod and t!e 2"ve Clods
)ast 7on 0!"llans memor"al !t/ *ere $e $ent off road 8 t!e ma5or"ty of
)eo)le -e#an to $alk, "t $as a))arently faster t!an rnn"n# -t 4 5o##ed
as far as 4 cold/ T!e rote t!en follo$ed t!e lo$er )at! -efore !ead"n#
) t!e ste)s onto t!e s)"ne/
T!e ne9t sect"on $as fantast"c 8 an ankle t$"st"n# ma:e of rocks
and rm-le/ 4 tr"ed to follo$ )eo)le so 4 d"dn6t !ave to s)y ot a #ood
l"ne -t 4 t!"nk t!"s took t!e fn ot of "t a -"t/
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17/12/2006 17:32:00