Some cross country - and the hip was good

7M incl 5K cross country relay race (16min54secs)

I'm feeling like I'm back on a healthy track now, though perhaps my time was more sluggish than I would have liked - I was the slowest from Highgate... though the boys in the team today are speed merchants, so maybe I shouldn't take it personally.

The course was a 2 lapper, with plenty of chance for cheering. And the boys were dead up for that as usual. A loudspeaker has been added to the race day kit and we each had our chosen pre-race song blasted out in the build-up. Mine was How Soon Is Now by The Smiths.

We did well. It was the English National Cross Country Relay Championships. Four runners per team. Our A team finished 17th. I was in the B team, which finished 29th. I managed to gain one place on my leg, so not too shabby. Better next year?