This has turned into a mass family event with a house filled with 11 people ranging from 7 weeks old to close to 60 years. All are involved in some way from the string course for the really young, to the full competition for the adults.
The event is jointly organised with 3 events run by NGOC, BOK and WJS. Website. The 3 events are centred at Speech House in the Forest of Dean.
My first mistake was to neglect in asking for a specific start time which resulted in me being allocated close to first start on days 1 and 2. This means heading out in a forest untrammelled by the masses, nice but without help from the inevitable trails that appear on the ground. Despite this difficulty, once I got into it I had a good run, with a bit of brain fade at about 1/3 of the way through the course, and another where I was drawn off line by a group of other runners, losing me a few minutes. My final result was pleasing though, 62 minutes not too bad for me on the Blue course.
Keen and raring to go for tomorrow.
