After many weekends of large and frenetic cross country events, this past week and weekend were extremely quiet, although definitely not mud free. There were small but impressive turnouts at two cross country events - the Chingford League on Saturday, and the Sir Sefton Brancker Trophy last Thursday and at a trail run in Hampshire, meaning the biggest turnout by far was at the Fred Hughes 10 in St Albans on Sunday, the first of the Club championship road races.
Read MoreWith the racing calendar looking rather threadbare this weekend Heathsiders' running was firmly concentrated on cross country. Some of the die hards will say that's exactly how it should be, especially when you see how exciting the Women's section of the Met League is getting as we near the final race next month.
Read MoreAfter a very brief Christmas break, Heathsiders were soon back running, either on the roads (or park footpaths) or braving bleak cross-country conditions; a few could even be found racing in indoor athletics tracks.
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