Getting Back in the Forest

Normally at this time of year I plan out the events I’m thinking of going to, as the UK season gets going again after the summer recess, and “terrain” events start to appear in SE England, following the summer’s Park-O and urban race action (as an aside, my 2004 list contains entirely forest events, how times have changed.) I’ve marked on as NEW the areas I haven’t run on before. My attendance at most of the below depends on weather and hangover, obviously.

• Every Saturday morning that I have free – Hackney Marshes parkrun 5K
• Every Tuesday evening that I have free – City Runners 6.5K club run
• Sun 18 Sept – HAVOC, Weald Country Park – if the weather’s nice (it doesn’t look like it!) Yes
• Sat 24 Sept – DFOK, Lloyd Park NEW No
• Sun 25 Sept – BKO, Hawley Common Yes
• Thu 29 Sept pm – CHIG Street-O, Loughton NEW Yes
• Sat 1 Oct – CHIG, Latton Woods NEW No
• Sun 2 Oct – ?
• Sun 9 Oct – SLOW Trail Challenge Half-Marathon, Richmond Park Yes
• Tue 11 Oct – SLOW Street-O, Putney Yes
• Sun 16 Oct – CompassSport Cup Final, Longshaw NEW Yes
• Sat 22 Oct – CUOC City Race, Cambridge Yes
• Sun 23 Oct – WAOC, Rowney Warren NEW Yes
• Thu 27 Oct – HH Street-O, Winchmore Hill NEW Yes
• Sat 29 + Sun 30 Oct – The OMM NEW Yes
• Sat 5 Nov – OUOC Sprint-O, Shotover? No
• Sun 6 Nov – SOC November Classic? No
• Tue 8 Nov – SLOW Street-O, Aldgate NEW
• Sat 12 + Sun 13 Nov – Venice
• Sun 20 Nov – CHIG, Epping North
• Thu 24 Nov – LOK West End
• Sun 27 Nov – SLOW OK Nuts Trophy, Hankley Common
• Sun 4 Dec – GO, Hascombe NEW
• Sat 10 Dec – Possible date for super-secret race
• Sun 11 Dec – SAX Hindleap Warren
• Tue 13 Dec pm – SLOW Street-O, Clapham NEW
• Sun 18 Dec – TVOC Wendover Woods (nice try MV, but I’m not going anywhere near Ranmore again)
• Tue 20 Dec – SO Brighton City Race
• Wed 28 Dec for a week – JOK New Year, Fort Augustus