Trig Point Race

Around 160 brave and hardy runners set out from Brocton on Cannock Chase on a wet and cold Sunday morning to take on the Cannock Chase Trig Points Race. Competitors had to find their way around the Chase and be checked off at several different points as they ran the 15 or so miles.
Navigation was left up to each individual runner, but they had to visit the check points in the correct order before crossing the finish line back at Brocton.
Noel Hogan and Gary Postins were using the race as a training run for a longer event later in the year and seemed to run together for most of the race, eventually crossing the line in 50th and 51st positions respectively in the identical time of 2hr 06m 41s.
Ian Atkinson also ploughed through the poor conditions to chase them in only a few minutes behind them in 67th place in the very respectable time of 2hr 11m 30s.
Julie Wyant found the conditions tough, but showed great character to keep going and battled bravely on to finish the event in 3hr 09m 11s to be 152nd.
Considering the weather and the ground underfoot, all the runners deserved to be congratulated for turning out to make the event a success.