Strathaven 'Run with the Wind' 10k.

Sunday 23rd saw the second running of this great November 10k. Registration takes place in the town & then 350 runners are bused up to Whitelees Wind Farm at the top of Ardochrig. If you haven't seen it, it is the ever increasing fleet of Wind Turbines that is taking over the horizon from East Kilbride & can be seen from seemingly ANYWHERE, unless of course you are indoors.

A very chilly morning was made all the more bracing as we stepped off the heated buses onto the snow touched wind farm carpark. Funny to see about 300 hydrated runners zip off the buses with their legs crossed into the bushes to relieve themselves. Risky business with so much electricity running through the ground from the pylons!

The lovely route took us through the empty country roads finishing in the park in the town. I was in 9th position pretty much from start to finish, just getting pipped on the last hill at about 8.5 k & finishing finally in 10th place in 35.26. I know everyone says this race is all downhill but it so isn't - it has its fair share of ups as well. My race plan was to run 35 mins & finish top 10 so mission accomplished.

A great turnout this year - a very mixed field with a good number from Calderglen Harriers & also a good chunk of our JogScotland group too, all of who got PB's I believe so well done to all of them.

A great race from start to finish, topped off with a hot soup at the end -just what the doctor ordered after the chilly conditions. A bottle of water would have been nice at the finish rather than at the start - I don't know about you but the very last thing I want to down after a race is milk - very hard to stomach personally.
A long 1 hour delay too for the race results but loads of familiar faces & the ATHelite Stall did a good trade.
Well done Strathaven Striders on another successful event - looking forward to next year already.