Yep, turned out pretty well. We defended our Southern Relays V40 title, now five in a row. :-) As predicted, I was the slowest member of the team but good consistency, all four of us 19.xx for the 5.8km leg. I set off on leg 2 in 2nd place with our supposed main rivals Herne Hill just behind, but some bunch I'd never heard of - North Herts Road Runners - ahead. Same order when I finished with similar gaps, then we took the lead on leg 3 and our fastest runner increased the gaps on the final leg for a fairly comfortable win. Cracking day!
(Most social media comments have been directed to my frankly obscene but very comfortable shorts.)
Yep, turned out pretty well. We defended our Southern Relays V40 title, now five in a row. :-) As predicted, I was the slowest member of the team but good consistency, all four of us 19.xx for the 5.8km leg. I set off on leg 2 in 2nd place with our supposed main rivals Herne Hill just behind, but some bunch I'd never heard of - North Herts Road Runners - ahead. Same order when I finished with similar gaps, then we took the lead on leg 3 and our fastest runner increased the gaps on the final leg for a fairly comfortable win. Cracking day!
(Most social media comments have been directed to my frankly obscene but very comfortable shorts.)