Cross Country race 31:22 [5] 8.87 km (3:32 / km) +151m 3:15 / km
shoes: Brooks Mach 9
South Yorkshire XC, 4 laps of "2.5km"
Windy day so decided that pack running would be a good idea - couple of guys broke away almost as soon as we started but then a good group formed of about 8 people.
Once we had 2 laps at a reasonably steady speed I decided to push on a little bit and see what happened on the hill on the 3rd lap. I ended up almost running on my own for the rest of the race, followed initially by somebody and then gradually chasing down a Hallamshire guy. Got him at the end of the fourth and then pipped a guy on the line to take 3rd.
Pleased with how it went, felt reasonably comfortable and I should now get in the Sheffield BUCS XC team.