Needles Cross Country Half Marathon 2013
I've ran a fair few races now, and shared a variety of experiences from them all. But, last Sunday was a first for me. I directed a race. The Needles Cross Country Half Marathon is now in its 10th year. West Wight Road Runners had organised the previous 9 years' races, but passed the batton onto West Wight Sports Centre after the 2012 race. Jo and I were asked last summer if we would like to join the organising committee for this race, and we both jumped at the prospect. A steady 10 or so months of planning helped to shape the event, but fortunately we were working with an already winning formula. We did have one or two hiccups in the process as firstly there were some severe landslips…