February 2025

by Brad Wight Another cracking day for Team Crook… A short drive down to Middlesbrough to race on one of the NYSD courses, a lovely little route which was a 50/50 split between grassy fields and woodland trail with a good mix of mud and firm ground, a few ups and downs but nothing you’d really describe as a hill. The terrain reminded me of the Pie & Peas route which lots of you will be familiar with. The Ladies and Men

by Brad Wight This fixture is normally the first of the season but has been moved to midwinter to take advantage of their weather-proof carpark after so many races suffered with water logged fields last year. What a difference it made – instead of the savannah-like plains, we had absolutely frozen solid mud. I’m not sure about the rest of you but my lower legs took a battering from the uneven rock hard ground and were aching for several days! It