CROSS COUNTRY UPDATE
Here goes, the 2008 / 2009 XC season
so far, I will try to keep it short and sweet.
Date line: - Saturday
1st November 2008
Venue : -
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One senior ladies and three senior men's teams
crossed the
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Weather conditions were good, the course dry,
the atmosphere tense, needless to say we didn't trouble the front runners but
made up for it with sheer weight of numbers, an encouraging start to the
season.
Date line : -
Saturday 8th November 2008
Venue : -
Event
: - 1st mid Lanc's of the 2008 / 2009 season.
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A whole battalion of Wesham
RR's descended on Burnley to
contest the first Mid Lanc's of the
season, job number one, brush up on our tent erecting skills whilst Julie
C and your Dear Leader
registered the stragglers.
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With weather conditions decidedly inclement and
conditions under foot claggy it was a rude awakening for the fleet of foot road
racers but a welcome return for the more diesel powered sloggers amongst
us.
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The girls did us proud with a quality
performance in Div 2 whilst the boys put in
a solid performance in Div 1; the Vet
50's took up where they left off last season with
a victory.
Date line : -
Saturday 29th November 2008
Venue
: -
Event
: - Mid Lanc's
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This time it was Wesham
Chosen Few against the rest, including some of the countries TOP girls
and boys, think Steph Twell etc,
etc etc. With numbers depleted by the annual clash with the Wesham
10k the girls fought a brave rear guard action to achieve
a middling points tally whilst the boys took a pounding, the only ray
of sun shine was the evergreen Vet 50's who,
despite having your Dear Leader as 3rd place
counter, snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.
Date line : -
Saturday 13th December 2008
Venue
: - Europe's biggest and best holiday resort, Blackpool
Event
: - Mid Lanc's
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Welcome to XC hell,
in foul weather and swamp like conditions was it studs or spikes, on mixed
bag of a course nothing completely fit the bill, to top it off your Dear
Leader was getting hot under the collar re the tent, conditions
inside of which, were just as bad as the course. The girls roared back with a
power performance which secured them a hefty points tally in both
DIV's 2 & 3 & Vet's Cat's 35 and 45, the
men followed suit with a strong showing in Div's 1 &
3, the SV40's did us proud and, well you
know the rest re the SV40's
Date line: - Saturday
10th January 2009
Venue
: -
Event
: - Lanc's XC Championships
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For the first time this season the infamous
saucer beckoned, in Baltic conditions, on a rock hard
course, and with numbers thin, again the few showed true grit to get amongst
the medals.
Date line : -
Saturday 17th January 2009
Venue
: -
Event
: - Mid Lanc's
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Date line : -
Saturday 24th January 2009
Venue
: -
Event
: - The Northern XC Championships
Once more Wesham’s few
ran into the breach against the cream of the North of
England. A disappointing
turn out saw the troops running, at some points, in what can only be described
as a quagmire. It goes without saying that nobody showed at the sharp end
but heads could be held high for turning out and competing.
Summary
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With the ladies "A" holding 2nd place
in Div 2, the Vet
35's & 45's both 3rd in their
respective divisions it's hat's off to all.
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The picture is a little more mixed with the men;
the "A" team is currently in the drop
zone however the "B" team
is 3rd in Div
3.
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Life is much more rosy in vet's world with the Vet
40's 2nd and the Vet 50's Top
of the Pop's.
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The question the men need to ask themselves now
is, do we won't to avoid relegation, and I hope the answer is ‘yes’. If so, we
need to turn out in numbers at both Hyndburn and
Salud
Your Dear Leader