A new psychological dimension today, the first day of ‘lockdown lite’ across the UK. Would our Goats be sure footed enough to take it in their strides? Certainly the weather continued to be in their favour… And what of the mini-challenge? With all this pressure mounting up on them, would they disappoint?
Not in the slightest! Another great day with some interesting happenings… Twenty eight of you put in qualifying runs today (if I have stupidly missed any then I apologies in advance and I’m sure you will put me straight). And also some early entries in the Show Us Your Hill mini-challenge.
From the top then… It was definitely Trevor’s day today! After a well earned rest day yesterday he put in a strong 193m on trails to swipe back the Furry Vest… You would think 193m would truly set him apart, but in this crazy new world order he only just pipped Linda and Simon for the top spot of the day (184m and 163m respectively), who also had some proper hilly runs. Trevor posted some hill pics (go check those out) and set the bar in the picture competition with a shot that even included his bib number! Other entries from Simon and Stella are strong contenders too, we will see… Still have all of tomorrow in the mini challenge so that could change everything.
Other developments today included another new name entering the ring, this time Abby Bambury, who took time out from riding her bike to get involved with some hill reps. 90m of them. Joining the competition on day four, has she left herself too much to do? I think one to watch as we move through the week.
I actually went for a run myself today… But anyway moving swiftly on 🙂
What has today done to the overall competition?
Simon is making an early break from the lead pack and is now out in front with a pretty impressive 828m so far. But Hannah is having none of it!! She has run big ascents every day so far and is chasing Simon down. Will she have the stamina to close the gap?
Despite a second run free day Cat holds on to third… Anyone would think she was busy at work 😉 And then neatly tucked into fourth is Trevor, who has already shown his ability to kick out big hills… He claims he might not be able to get to them much now but is he just trying to psych his opposition?
But more important than all of that is just how many people are getting out and running. Personally I believe that over the next few weeks finding ways to keep focused, motivated and sane are going to become increasingly important to us.
Wherever you are in the table – the important thing is you are IN! Get involved take some snaps and share YOUR stories. There is a whole bunch of like minded people here that want to get to know YOU and your running.
| BIB | Athlete | 24-Mar | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total |
| 1 | Simon Cook | 163 | 828 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Hannah Bawdon | 94 | 692 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Cat Riona | 623 | |||||||||||
| 38 | Trevor Piper | 193 | 613 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Rob White | 561 | |||||||||||
| 58 | Linda Wilkie | 184 | 523 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Lisa Dalton | 62 | 352 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Stella Barker | 48 | 328 | ||||||||||
| 107 | Sarah Price | 87 | 285 | ||||||||||
| 70 | Beth Morris | 42 | 274 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Viv Black | 81 | 270 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Michelle Ramsden | 259 | |||||||||||
| 28 | Charli May | 83 | 243 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Heidi Brown | 57 | 220 | ||||||||||
| 103 | Hayley Roberts | 192 | |||||||||||
| 80 | Ruby Gautama-Marvell | 10 | 184 | ||||||||||
| 78 | Amanda Waring | 45 | 181 | ||||||||||
| 81 | M-Louise Dis | 46 | 180 | ||||||||||
| 83 | Ian Mercer | 86 | 171 | ||||||||||
| 97 | Stuart Weaver | 44 | 161 | ||||||||||
| 46 | Emily Calista Walker | 56 | 154 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Josie Pickering | 42 | 149 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Kerry Guthrie | 41 | 144 | ||||||||||
| 63 | Katie Godof | 141 | |||||||||||
| 26 | Sally Durant | 137 | |||||||||||
| 40 | Santa Upite | 136 | |||||||||||
| 43 | Liz Conibere | 16 | 107 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Chris Lowery | 104 | |||||||||||
| 102 | Morag Finch | 65 | 102 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Steve Pryor-Jones | 36 | 101 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Nic Williams | 47 | 98 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Abby Bambury | 90 | 90 | ||||||||||
| 56 | Allen Bennett | 84 | |||||||||||
| 112 | Sarah Hawkins | 82 | |||||||||||
| 94 | James Ryan Mitchell | 74 | |||||||||||
| 35 | Kathryn Milne | 0 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Neil Williams | 33 | 57 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Mary Anne Mackenzie | 53 | |||||||||||
| 27 | Steve Williams | 50 | |||||||||||
| 44 | Helen Tailyour | 46 | |||||||||||
| 48 | Nicola Draycott | 7 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 111 | Katherine Fisher | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Sarah Pennell | 11 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 67 | Tracy Walker | 26 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Andrew Hingston | 24 | |||||||||||
| 104 | Leila Goss | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 49 | Caroline Batty | 13 |
