Manchester Relays

Leeds University Cross Country Club began the season well at Manchester Relays last Saturday. Leeds held their own in the 3km course run on grass, which was well attended by university teams from across Britain.

    Over thirty runners from Leeds were entered in three men’s teams of six and four women’s teams of three. The men’s race started at 2pm, the women 5 minutes later.
    The men’s A team, each running one 3km leg, got an average of 12.24 minutes per leg whilst the women ran approximately 14 minute legs. Out of 48 teams the Men’s A team came 14th whilst the women’s B team beat their A team to come 13th.
    Early season nerves did not distract Uni’s athletes from their run. Those who had not trained over the summer had the opportunity to identify weaknesses to work on over the coming weeks before other competitions and our own Leeds relays on November 28th.
    Leeds cross country coach, Greg Hull, said the clubs performance was a “great start for the university” and allowed him to get a good idea of the “very impressive” standard of the runners this year. He praised the team for their “high spirits” and the great turn out.
    He did note the minor upset that the women’s B team beat the A team but said the relays, being so early in the season, were the perfect opportunity to “find the strengths” in the team.
    Dave Burtle, Men’s Race Captain, praised the team for a “great start to the season” and noted the potential of “lots of good new runners” this year.
    He said the performance at Manchester boded well for a good season building up to the major BUCS XC Championships in February.
    The Women’s Race Captain, Mary Ferrier, was equally proud and praised everyone for their performances.

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