Sutton village hall was the venue for this weeks Suffolk cross country fixture hosted by Woodbridge Shufflers.
A chilly start awaited both myself and Steve at the Sutton course. After a 20 minute warm up around a short section of the course both of us opted to wear Inov 8 shoes. The ground there is sandy with some deep areas but is mainly farm tracks and some small sections of concrete road.
A strip down to the racing essentials and the cold began to really be felt before the race off. Both myself and Steve lined up at the front of the field. Steve looking for a first place finish to increase his lead in the Suffolk senior men's league. The early pace was lead by Steve at the front of the field as the first half mile had a gradual rise before heading back down into the sandiest part of the course, after a couple of undulations the course then became a relatively level firm running surface for the next mile and a half before rejoining the initial entry point to the course for a second lap. As the race progressed Steve was able to pull away from the field to finish comfortably in first. I eventually found myself running on my own holding onto 7th place about 3 minutes behind Steve's trailblazing at the front of the field, finishing 10 seconds ahead of my time from the previous years effort on the 5.4 mile course.
Overall finishing positions Steve 1st ,Vincent 7th
Next Race Steve Turkey Trot, Vincent Suffolk Cross Country Champs.
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