But, everyone's failed to mention the bloomin' chilly frosty start last year, with it then getting really sunny & warm for the finish! ITs the sort of race that on paper I should hate, but I LOVE it! See you then!
Finally got around to entering. Hope weather gets drier and frostier in the next couple of weeks.
Scratch - 1) depends on the weather, if wet pretty tough, if dry/cold(frosty) not too bad. 2) No trains to Epsom Downs on Sundays so try Tatteham Corner which is about half mile from start.
It's not only mud, there's chalk and sand as well - your shoes will be nicely multi-coloured at the end :-)
Looking forward to this one now, it may be tough but it's not as long as Tadworth 10 last weekend so I'm grateful for small mercies!
I'm handing in entries tonight at training, just waiting to see if I can persuade another youth that he really, really would love to do this instead of spending the morning attached to a playstation, hehehe ;-)
If the rain continues, it'll be tougher simply because the course is off road, and you can be more than ankle deep in mud and puddles - lovely! It's good fun if you're prepared just to splosh thru. At least it's shorter than Tadworth!
If you've done a bit of training on hills and don't mind the mud and puddles, it's fine, just take it easy. There's some areas where you are going single file and it gets congested, so you'll probably end up walking a bit anyway.!
Handed my entry in at lunchtime, first time in this race for me. Not a great fan of the mud, but it's just about the only race I can warm up running to the start and jog home afterwards.
And before anyone says 'Epsom 10', it always seems to clash with something else.
That muddy, huh? It's the Mudrocs then! I was hoping it would be muddy but wasn't sure when I read the race information which referred to 'all-weather tracks'...sounded like gravel to me.
It's a mixture of different types of path, grass and probably some mud. I'll wear normal running shoes. But then, that's all I've got! I wouldn't do this except that it's one of our club's Grand Prix races. Too hilly and too much off-road for me!
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Love this race - but then I'm biased ))))
Not too hilly, over Epsom race course/downs, great fun!
You also get to run down Ebbisham Lane,rather than the long slog up it:-)
Love the thundering of feet across the Downs to the finish.
1) Is it a tough course or not too bad?
2) How far is Epsom Downs station away from the start/finish... i.e. is it walkable?
Scratch -
1) depends on the weather, if wet pretty tough, if dry/cold(frosty) not too bad.
2) No trains to Epsom Downs on Sundays so try Tatteham Corner which is about half mile from start.
Looking forward to this one now, it may be tough but it's not as long as Tadworth 10 last weekend so I'm grateful for small mercies!
I'm handing in entries tonight at training, just waiting to see if I can persuade another youth that he really, really would love to do this instead of spending the morning attached to a playstation, hehehe ;-)
And before anyone says 'Epsom 10', it always seems to clash with something else.