This event gives those entered for the National Secondary
Schools XC later this month to get some practice. The race distances, the grade
format and probably the terrain at Trentham are likely to be mirrored in the national
event, so it is a worthwhile exercise. As
you would expect, those that did well at the park were those familiar harrier
club and track and field athletes who are very much at home in racing mode. Once
the runners sort themselves out it becomes evident which ones find that competing
XC is not as easy at it sounds.
The pictures below show, on two separate occasions,
