Vale Royal AC Runners

1. It's on Saturday! Avoid annoying distractions like work, family, weekend shopping hell etc.

2. See the countryside and learn about geology! It's amazing how many different types of mud there are in such a small area.

3. Avoid training! It's your call: 10 puke-inducing, traffic-dodging reps in the dark or a lovely afternoon out with tea and cakes afterwards?

4. Improve your sex life! Get home early, make the choice of X Factor or Strictly Come Dancing, then the rest of the evening is all yours.... 

5. Get a lie-in on Sunday! What better excuse to dodge the Sunday run than a few small aches and pains from the previous day's race?

6. Make Colin and John happy! No need to explain that one.

7. Win things! If we had a few more decent runners turning out we could do quite well and even get some medals to go with the tea, cakes and beer.

bravo marcus!- may i add 3 more,

8. the strength gained from a xc season cannot be found elsewhere.

9.xc`s lead to fast times up to the marathon-ask ron hill!

10. its free!!

My favourite reasons:

1  Time's are irrelevant! 

2 Get to know your rivals and have a race with them each week!

3 Feel part of team effort!

 Oh and a bonus one..........listen for the split loyalties in Bernie's voice as you overtake a Wrexham runner!

... and one more for me...

Running off road is much kinder to dodgy achilles and ancient joints.