Richard Goodman returned to competition with a decisive
victory in the second race of the Start Fitness Metropolitan League at Welwyn. It
was the Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier’s first race since resuming serious training
in September following a summer break.
The 7.8 km race consisted of three laps of a course that
twisted back on itself repeatedly in hairpin fashion. Goodman reported,
"It was good to be back in action doing what I like best, running around
cross country fields. It was the largest field I have encountered in the
Metropolitan League, more than 500 runners, and there were some top athletes
competing. The start of the race was the fastest that I have ever experienced
in this league. Going into the second lap I put in a surge and built up a lead
that I was able to maintain to the end. For the rest of the race I was holding
my nerve and trying to stay relaxed. It was a real test of fitness and
extremely difficult but I was really pleased with the outcome."
Highgate Harrier Hannah Viner placed fourth in another huge
field in the women's 6 km race.
Sisters Lia and Maayan Radus put in strong relay legs for
Shaftesbury Barnet in the English National Relay Championships at Mansfield,
and also ran well in the Chiltern Cross Country League at Milton Keynes.
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