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The second day started in Newtown early Sunday
morning. Clear blue skies
meant the runners had to battle against rising temperatures throughout the
day. Rick Wallis lead the day off at 7am for Westbury, on the 12.3
mile leg to Llanbadarn Fynydd. Unfortunately, your photographer was still eating
his Weetabix, so here is a pretty picture of Welsh Countryside
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Phil Court then took the 10.9 mile leg on to Crossgates.
With the sun rising to a reasonable height, the day looked set to be
much hotter than the Saturday.
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With temperatures starting to climb, Bridget
Gamblin used her great experience to carry to team onwards and upwards on
the 10.3 mile leg to Builth Wells.
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Things were now getting serious, both in terms
of hills and heat - cue Rob Gordon to keep the flag flying on the 10.3
mile leg to the Drovers Arms
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Not sure who the runner on the right is, but it
made a good photograph.
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 Fashion designer Mike Clark took time out for
the 12.4 mile haul into Brecon, before showing off the new 'Harriers'
range from his 'Man About Town' collection |
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 Better known these days as a coach, Neil Miller demonstrated
the importance of proper preparation on the 8.8 mile mid-day uphill
drag from Brecon up to the reservoir (the following week he was
out-sprinted by a 10 year-old at the Oldbury Fun-Run - best stick to
coaching, Neil) |
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Clive Attwood looked a lot fresher on the 10.8
mile leg to Merthyr Tydfil.
You might ask what the photo above is about, but you won't get a
sensible answer. |
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No women has ever won a stage outright in the 21
years of this event, but Charlie Coffey came the closest yet, being 2nd
finisher (and easily the first woman) on the 9.1 mile leg to Abercynon, in a time of 57.11.
(You
might notice that this photo is in front of the castle at Caerphilly -
well, it was slightly more glamorous than the recycling center at Abercynon!) |
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Now on a roll, Simon Everington finished 2nd on the 10.4 mile leg
to Caerphilly, and Martin Palmer finished us off with a win and new course
record (being a new route, it had to be a record!) into the finish at
Cardiff Castle.
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