Welwyn & St Albans Running

5 out tonight on a damp evening – we missed the worst of the rain though.  Two on long set a new course record, and one on a mix-and-match course.  Both runners on short retired early – must have overdone it (running) at the weekend…

7pm outside Campus West (near ticket machines at car park exit) every Tuesday during winter months

One long and one short course.  The long course mostly follows the short course, but with the addition of extra loops to add distance and height gain.

The Principle

Nobody runs alone, except by choice and we keep safety in mind at all times.

This means:

• We run at the pace of the slowest.
• We are mindful of our own safety and that of others.
• Aim for a minimum of 2 runners starting each course. If one person chooses to run a course solo, they are wholly responsible for their own safety. But the design of the 2 courses can enable opportunities for keeping in contact.
• No pressure on anybody to drop out.
• If somebody chooses to drop out, walk, or take a short cut, we all still meet back at Campus West unless there is another clear and safe plan.

Close finish again for short and run circuits

Hedley (with a cold) ran a slow solo short – Viv is needed as a pacemaker.  David H did the full long.  Others did variations.

Very autumnal now, and very dark too!  Another dry run though.

Two out on the long course, setting a record time.  One on short and one on a hybrid.

Another mild & fine autumn evening – getting dark earlier though!

2 out on long, 1 on short and 1 on a hybrid route.

A lovely autumnal evening – definitely getting darker quickly now.  1 on short, 3 on long and 1 doing a hybrid version.  Short time is estimated.

Unusually, we had a cheerleader half way round tonight!

Short run unchanged from previous week.  Long run consists of more but shorter loops off the “core” short route.  Resulted in no fewer than 4 short/long encounters en route and an almost simultaneous finish.

First trial of slightly modified routes.  Longs just caught up with shorts before the 2nd split.  Further tweaking possible.

The start of a new season!  Five out this evening – 4 on the long course and 1 on short – sticking to the old courses one last time to see how much fitter / less fit we’ve become over the summer.

Despite the forecast, we finished before the rain arrived, and retired to Humphrey’s for a well deserved refreshment.