Runners Need G3 March Race 3 - now live

Free Download Photos from the Runners Need G3 Race 3 are now available online here:
http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.com/a.tlx?k=4jkzgjb 

The Final Descent from St.Marthas (Church in the background)

 Cold northerly air, but even light clouds made for a very fair course on the third race out of the Runners Need G3 on Saturday. Each race has a different course, all taking in St.Martha's Hill in different directions and loops. This time it was the hardest of the three : http://connect.garmin.com/player/71413062.

Dave Rollins cleaned up, leading the Bike marshal round the course

Full tilt down the hill

A sense of achievement on the day

cool concentration on the fast long descent

Taking it at full speed - no fear

 Getting all the way down the hill isn't quite the end of it, there was always the last climb back to the finish - but at least there was a flat part for a bit of recovery

Leader of the gang

mild respite on the last run in

All ok at the end

He did this all the way round...

If you're happy that you've finished - jump for joy

Full race details, results and routes can be found here: http://www.allabouttriathlons.co.uk/events_g3-run.html
as well as details of the next two races in June as an evening and early morning race the next day.

Well done everyone on a particularly smoothly marshaled and organised race, as well as a personal recommendation for the cafe at Newlands corner called the Barn http://www.thebarnnewlandscorner.co.uk/
just opposite the car park - another good reason to volunteer to help Toby and the team at these races - you get an all expenses paid brekkie...

If you are awaiting the Steyning Stinger photos and free downloads for that race http://www.steyningac.co.uk/2011-stinger/ - we have about 12,000 images to work and edit through and a special birthday meal for lunch with Grandpa to attend - so I will be working until the wee small hours to get through it ! I expect it to be ready sometime Tuesday.


Until next time, train safe, and be careful in the cold days to come.
Anthony


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F3 Events, and Roding Valley Half Marathon - now live

Just a quick update on the three new galleries now available:

F3 Winter Duathlon Race 2 Gallery is here: http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.com/a.tlx?k=4p5zgi2

F3 Winter 10k and 5k,  Race 2 Gallery is here: http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.com/a.tlx?k=4c1zgi3

Start of the Roding Valley Half Marathon 2011

Roding Valley Half Marathon Race Gallery is here: http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.com/a.tlx?k=4fjzge0

With chip timing and a different start/finish location as well as Sunshine on special offer (for the morning only) the Roding Valley Half Marathon went of very smoothly. With reports of one headphone wearer oblivious to the world around them getting into difficulty with a car (no fatalities fortunately), it would seem that this london based race will be banning headphones for next year.

Personally I agree with that, the number of times I've been shouting something motivational to a competitor only realise later that some Eurovision track was taking up runner headspace is too many to mention, let alone the number of times I've shouted warnings that have been ignored (like "watch out for the deep mud", and "don't go to Libya"). You can feel a bit of a fool trying to gee-up someone with headphones on. I imagine it can make race marshals equally demotivated. So do us all a favour, ditch them, and for your own safety - use all 6 senses when running on the roads, especially in a race.

Right, minor rant over, here's some piccys from the Roding Valley Half from Sunday. The sunshine was on special offer, and made a nice change from the past two years. The chip timing seemed to work very well too. Someone ran all the way round backwards, as well as a few regulars from the Essex racing circuits turning out for the county champs. As Wallace would say, "A Great Day out".

Race Director  David all ready with magnetophone

Pay attention I will say this only once !

Off round the top of the park for the start this time

Happy finished power wave

Y from the YMCA song

Victory soon

raargh

Victory for Pitsea

chillin' at the 10 mile mark

What do you mean you're running the whole thing backwards ?

"Sikhs in the city" - apparently a new film out soon

A busy weekend of Runners Need G3 race 3 (the really tough one), and then the Steyning Stinger half and full marathons on Sunday (sold out). Both races with Free photo downloads included in the race entry fee, and both with ridiculous numbers of hills included in the route. Is this a pattern emerging ?

Until next time, train safe, keep warm and enjoy, see you soon...

Anthony


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