Hardwick Xstream 6
19th February 2012

 

Official Result

Graham Short 45.49

For those of you who, like me, enjoy off road running and perhaps want to take a step up from the three counties cross country courses, this event is well worth a try. It’s called X stream, not so much because it’s Extreme, but because you get to cross a stream. One or more of them. I think there are 5 stream crossings in all. Most were shallower than the videos from 2011 which is why I came. The first 3 were calf height. There was a nice big ditch you jump into that is up to your knees which requires the help of a rope to pull yourself up. There’s about 3 more dry ditches to jump and a couple of styles to scramble over. This stop-start nature of the course and its various pinch points make for a different type of challenge. One where you have to get yourself going again from a standing start. Incredibly good fun though, although I do like getting muddy.

Graham

Home : Race Results : Runners Pages