Running race (Intercounties XC) 34:42 [5] 8.4 km (4:08 / km) +63m 3:59 / km
shoes: Nike Spikes
Prestwold Hill, Loughborough
111th
Been tired and achey glutes but decided to go and just enjoy it. Course was not in my favour due to extreme lack of hills and very little in the way of mud.
Started off fairly steady and worked my way through the field. Managed to stay strongish on the flats and the (slight) ups and made the most of the (incredibly tiny) downhill and overtook a fair few people each lap. Was about 150th at half way and then continued to push on through. With about 2k left i passed Julie and the group she was with and felt okay. Legs still feeling fine but motivation was a little lacking. Got blindsided by an extra loop near the end which i was not happy about but trundled on and managed not to go backwards at all.
Overall I'm pretty pleased with just outside the top 100 since the field was much stronger than nationals. And i was definitely ahead of some strong runners. Been a tiring few weeks but happy.