Knacker Cracker...

Today it's New Year's day and traditionally that means getting over to Dorking for 10am to compete in the Box Hill Knacker Cracker 10k race. The race is described as the UK's toughest 10k and invoves running up and down Box Hill four times with a total height gain of 470 odd meters. The organisers encourage runners to come in fancy dress so I went along in Rambo/SAS type gear complete with camo face paint - and just to add to the challenge, James and I carried back packs with about 8kg of weight in them.


James was feeling a bit rough before the race having been out drinking until 4am and then only managing to get 3 hours sleep due to all the Red Bull he'd consumed with the alcohol. I was also suffering from a late night and a few glasses of red wine!
Despite the lack of sleep and all that we got round the course in 1hr 19 which was a pretty good time considering the hills and the back packs. And, as usual there was a great atmosphere amongst all the runners and a sense of acheivement at having started the new year in a positive way, getting out in the fresh air and pushing the limits a bit.