By Charlotte Smith.
Fast and furious? Intense? Dramatic? I remember hearing these descriptions last year just before I completed the Alsager 5 for the first time and thinking that this was going to be a little bit intimidating to say the least … It is NOT! This February was the second time I had completed this run, but my first time (and first race!) as a member of the NSRRA (www.nsrra.org.uk). It was once again, a thoroughly enjoyable race and brilliantly organised. The route is fairly flat, but not so much that it is boring and it is definitely a good challenge. I found that it was the ideal race to embed everything that we had learned from the training within our Club Run sessions with Chris Hollinshead. My mind was on my use of arms, helium balloons for posture(!) and starting a race feeling strong, but not pushing it too much. The combination of tips that we had learned from our sessions led many of us to achieve a pb, which was a pleasant surprise! Alsager 5 has a brilliant buzz; it is a great atmosphere and good for runners of different abilities. The sun was shining and the Trotters were out in form – a good Sunday had by all! |
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