On a somewhat windy day (who knew you could have a headwind the whole way round the course), just 9 OSR’s took to the start line, including first timers Phil Clayton and Ray Marr. My thanks to Alan P and Keith who ran with them throughout to ensure they didn’t get lost (& hopefully made their first handicap more enjoyable). 9 is also our lowest attendance this year and lowest since August 2014.
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September handicap 2019
A short break in the torrential rain gave 13 runners a clear run on the 5km handicap route, this month running anti-clockwise. This time the handicap was entirely male #ThisBoyCan, with the exception of me doing the timing (did I mention my ultra-marathon tomorrow)!
Continue readingAugust 2019 Handicap
This is a very special write up for me. Yesterday marked the last handicap that I will probably ever run with the OS Runners. Although, never say never! The OS Runners have been a huge part of my life here in Southampton. Whilst I always ran a little bit, it wasn’t until I joined this club that I really fell in love with this sport. Not only have you all contributed to that, but you were also a big part of my social life here and always encouraged me to try harder and go bigger. So before I go into all things Handicap, I just wanted to extend a big thank you to everyone for this! Organising the handicaps has been one of my responsibilities as part of the committee for some 18 months, so this really was a double whammy emotional run for me. So I wish the next person taking this over the best of luck! 🙂
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May & June 2019 Handicap
Today I’m going to sum up both the May and the June Handicap in one blog post, since time ran away from me last time and before I knew it we ran another one, but we wouldn’t wanna miss out on recognizing any of the PBs, first timers and winners from last month, would we?
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