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Leatherhead Fire Station 10K
How many people did this last year? I get nervous if there are too few !! ( anything under 100 and i think i am going to be last)
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See you there Josie! And maybe I'll get round to mailing you about lunch at some time!
obviously purely for research purposes naturally!
The organiser was there at the time & said they've had 200 entries already. Very scenic course around Norbury Park, sounds great! Refreshments available at the fire station after the run, right that should give me the impetus to do at least sub 50, even if we do have to get up The Ridgeway during the race!
I think I've found the location for hill reps practise ....
{{coughs tea over keyboard}}
The course starts at Leatherhead fire station & goes out towards Fetcham along Cobham Road (flat), turns into Lower Road (slightly uphill), then into The Ridgeway (definitely uphill!). Once at the top you cross the road into Norbury Park & this is on footpaths (undulating). There's a downhill section to leave Norbury Park onto the Dorking Road (more or less flat) which you take as far as a little detour round the sports field behind the Leatherhead Leisure Centre, after which it's only a very short run back into Cobham Road back to the fire station.
Hope that helps!
I have just spoken to one of the organisers about late entries. There is a top limit of 500 for insurance purposes, and they have had 400 entries already.
So there will be LESS THAN 100 entries on the day.
So please don't turn up and expect a guaranteed place in this race.
Either post your entry 1st class in the morning (and collect your number on the day at 9:00am) or turn up between 8:30 and 9:00am on the morning of the race.
p.s. the picture on the left is of the premier Panzer Ace of WWII rather than me for anyone who thought I was as narcissitic to attach such a photo. I'm much better looking!!!!!!!
At the end, Dorking and Mole Valley AC realised that it had four or five runners under 40 minutes, and we wished that we had entered a team! Next year, for sure. Young club star Tim came in 3rd in 35 minutes. Bravo.
Somehow, without major publicity, this has become a really popular event. Expect it to sell out early next year (PLEASE, firemen, don't do it for more than 500 - it will be too big). Put the price up, but not more than 500!
I ran with my 14 year old son to pace him around on his first 10K, he got loads of encouragement & had a thoroughly good time. When we finished he said "when's the next one Mum?"