Race 2 saw Wessex achieve a team result at one of the more enjoyable routes in the series. Lots of fairly benign undulating tracks which criss crossed over bridges and railway lines, in a race starting a road across from Roundhill campsite close to Brockenhurst. Some chunky puddles and muddy sections added some of theContinue reading “CC6 race 2, Roundhill campsite, New Forest, 24/25”
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CC6 23/24 Race #6 Badger Farm
The penultimate race of the CC6’s saw some glorious weather as the series returned to an old route. Recently the Badger Farm edition has seen lots of loops and lots of single track jollying directly behind the back of the ridge, but thankfully we were taken out and around to Oliver’s Battery, bit more scenic, bitContinue reading “CC6 23/24 Race #6 Badger Farm”
CC6 Itchen Valley Country Park, 22/23 Race 2
Everyone loves an extra loop! This was a great course, as it usually is at Itchen Valley, which had a bit of everything route wise including some confusion at the start as most of the field ran an extra lap of a section. Muddy and hilly in places but was mostly ran on solid woodlandContinue reading “CC6 Itchen Valley Country Park, 22/23 Race 2”
CC6 Ocknell Campsite, Race 1 (22/23)
The first race of the 2022/23 CC6 was at Ocknell, in the New Forest. It was a cracking day, with the Forest looking splendid, some autumnal changes in the leaves and clear skies. Unfortunately I saw a bit too much it. Foolishly I relied on my phone’s Sat Nav to get me there and spentContinue reading “CC6 Ocknell Campsite, Race 1 (22/23)”
CC6 Fleming Park
The final CC6 of the season was back to Fleming Park for a three lap course. The weather was unseasonably warm and very un-cross country like with firm conditions underfoot and not a hint of mud anywhere. There was a rumour that Derek was all set to win this season’s V70 category but this wasContinue reading “CC6 Fleming Park”
CC6 Roundhill (2)
90% of life is showing up and by that definition, Wessex Road Runners were 270% successful at the most recent CC6. It was back to the New Forest and back to Roundhill Campsite for the second race at this site. It was an excellent venue and using campsites for Winter race parking is clearly theContinue reading “CC6 Roundhill (2)”
CC6 Holmsley
New cross country venue in the New Forest Perhaps keen to work off the many mince pies consumed over Christmas, six Wessex runners eagerly attended this new venue at Holmsey campsite. Richard, Doug, Phil, Nigel, Derek and Mike braved the cold conditions but were treated to some sporadic bright sunshine in the first race ofContinue reading “CC6 Holmsley”
CC6 Roundhill (2021)
The first (Physical) CC6 of 2021 After the disappointing end to this year’s RR10 it was good to get an early CC6 in the diary. There seemed to be numerous other races on today (London marathon, Clarendon marathon, Basingstoke Half etc) and with a fuel crisis in full flow I anticipated a smaller turnout thanContinue reading “CC6 Roundhill (2021)”
CC6 Wilverley (2020)
Final CC6 of the 2019/20 Season With the previous CC6 race cancelled twice, due to bad weather, I suspect everyone was looking at their emails waiting to see if this race was on or off. Fortunately a few days of (slightly) drier weather leading up to the event meant it would go ahead. However onContinue reading “CC6 Wilverley (2020)”
CC6 Badger Farm
First Club run of 2020 The CC6 continued with the first run of 2020 at Badger Farm on Sunday 5th January. It was a good turnout with six runners and Peter present to supervise, encourage and count us in at the finish. One of the group had not learned his lesson from the previous year’sContinue reading “CC6 Badger Farm”
Wessex Road Runners 