Dodgers were summoned to a photo shoot and run at Oxenhope. Aware of the close encounter with a black hole in crosshills last time I ran with the dodgers, I was pleased that Gary had been round to recce the run beforehand. Anyway what might have been a straight forward run with a few friends became rather more of a worry as coach Richards expert warm up session dissolved into a mass Ministry of Silly Walks event (I'm afraid video evidence might be on facebook too soon). I just hope non of the patients have to contend with the memory of that sight.Eventually after more preliminaries than a big city marathon we set off along toward Howarth. A few of us pulled away and I in the benevolent spirit suggested when we got that big hill that you try and not take your car down that we should regroup at the bottom - so ended up running back up.
We scared and amused the punters shopping up the cobbled street before getting out of town and heading towards Pennistone country park. T, R, A and I sacrificed good sense to our egos and legged up to the top before a gentle descent back to Oxenhope and Manorlands. When we were all gathered in Richard then taught us some painful post run excercises which proved once and for all that I am the least flexible Dodger by some way. Well done to the whole pack that was a real step up for some, It is really impressive to me how much people are improving and to see some new faces - an enjoyable GNR is the grasp of all.
So I manged 8.27km in 43:20 - given the hillininess of things in parts - picking up ...and the end of a 50Km week
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