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Fairfield
Horseshoe 2007
FAIRFIELD
Sat 19 May 07
Report from Karen. Pictures from Michael McLaughlin
& Karen Nash
I hadn’t intended doing all the English
Champs races but after a good run at Edale felt I should give it a shot. I
nearly didn’t get a place thanks to the Royal Mail taking 9 days to deliver my
entry but all was resolved. Then I was anxious. Would I Have recovered from
Buttermere? Would it be as tough? Or worse?
In
the hour up to the race the weather was foul so yet again I ended up on the
start line overdressed and rapidly shedding clothes just before the gun. The
field of runners seemed huge and I thought my deliberate policy of starting
slowly had blown it as I had to fight my way past all the elbows as we joined
the fell. I had no idea who was in front of me or who was behind so I just
settled to enjoy the race.
It
was great to have supporters on the fell. Mick encouraged me to catch Roger and
then Bob and a friend were higher up.
It
was freezing on
Fairfield
and my fingers went numb. Getting blown across the rocky tops was worrying and
several men overtook me both at this point and lower down when lack of body mass
meant I was making little headway into the wind. Soon the rocks disappeared and
the descent began! Wow! It had to be one of the best descents I have run – not
too steep, no rock. There were even more supporters lower down and along the
dreaded track at the bottom.
   
Above can be seen Roger,
Karen, Robyn & George Arnold from Mick McLaughlin.
Below pictures from
Karen Nash. The trio toughing it out on the tops.
  
It
was a flog along the track but suddenly there were Mick, Bob and others cheering
us into the finish. A really pleasing run.
It
seemed so easy after Buttermere – so perhaps I should have run faster? It is a
great race and one I will certainly try to do again. Sadly we had to miss the
prize giving. We had left the boys alone at
Great
Tower
where they had been doing orienteering training and they had already been home
alone for over an hour.
Karen
Nash ( results via FRA link)
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