Saturday 6th March 2004
Thank you for your interest in my recent running event – the Cross Country Championships in Nottingham. I was proud to represent Dorset and Lytchett Manor Striders.
As I quivered in the starting pen I was pleased that the bright green Dorset vest didn’t clash with my hair, but I did notice that I was the odd one out on the footwear, everyone else was wearing spikes.
After the race a phone call home confirmed that I had clearly been seen on the television – you can decide for yourself whether it was because I was right at the front or right at the back!
I wasn’t called across to the drugs testing area, presumably they felt that if I had taken anything illegal it hadn’t worked!
So did I qualify for the World Championships … not quite BUT I enjoyed the whole event and wasn’t last!
Penny Ettling
