DORCHESTER
Wessex Night League, Monday 6 February 2017
Organised by Chris Branford, planned by Di Tilsley
Chris Branford writes: We must thank our WIM members - Di Tilsley as planner and Mike Kite for organising the putting in and out plus those who put out and bought in despite the rain. Well done everyone. The Dorchester event despite the horrible weather had over 40 competitors including a number from one of the local running clubs.
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Gavin Clegg reports: The weather was pretty foul but I hope that didn’t put you off as it was a gem of a race. Plus a new map to run on. Di Tilsley had planned a really challenging course. This can be borne out by the multitude of different routes taken. I’m still finding different and better ways!
The rain may have been chilly to start with but you soon warmed up, as did the brain. That didn’t stop me from making one or two stupid errors. I will blame the rain for some of that as reading the map in those conditions was difficult. Some adopted the stop and work out the route, memorise it and go for it. There was plenty of ‘how do I get to that one’ and ‘which side of the wall is that one’. Get it wrong and you wasted those precious minutes. Jo Pickering and I were running together at one point before she missed a not so obvious alleyway and took the long way round. Becca Ellis ‘following me’ ended up in a back garden – but I won’t tell anyone Becca. (see I told you I would get you back for calling me fat!).
A few of us adjourned to the local hostelry for a well-deserved meal which rounded off the evening perfectly. Congratulations to Helen Bridle (class will out) who showed us all how to do it. Thanks to all those involved for what turned out to be a great night.
Background: part of Ordnance Survey 'New Popular Edition' One-Inch map of Dorchester area, published 1946