Cock Crow 5K 2016

[Tue 5th July]

This race only seems to have been on the calendar for three or four years, and was included in this year’s club Grand Prix partly to introduce members to a new event, partly to support a local club race and partly because it is a bit different, being run entirely off road.

In fact, the course turned out to be mostly trail path covered in loose stones, which was pretty easy to run on if not as quick a surface as the tarmac that most of us are used to. It was also decidedly not flat, with a proper (if short) hill in the second kilometre and another more gradual one in the fourth. The pre-race briefing included warnings about hurdling the railway sleeper (twice), being careful at the stile and watching out for the lake at the bottom of the hill, although the latter would have taken a particularly dozy runner to go straight on into it!

With 26 competitors on the night, Blyth made up just over a quarter of the field. There were more of us than there were of even the host club, although Jarrow & Hebburn still easily won both team prizes. Our runners did well though, with our leading man (Brad) and lady (Claire) both taking second prize. Jon, Dave and Anne all won their categories as well, so the prize giving at the Cock Crow Inn (with free food provided – you get good hospitality at this race too) was well attended.

The full results can be found HERE

David