Cross Country Time Trial

Meeting Point/Time	Rising Sun Visitors Centre (parkrun start) 18:50
Starting Point/Time	Inside Gate Nearest to Barking Dog (see below marker) 19:15

About The Session

Running the classic Rising Sun cross country route (see above map or below for route description) this is a time trial session of either 1 lap, 2 lap or 3 laps of the cross country course, it’s your choice how many laps you do. We will shout out your times as you cross the start/finish area per lap.

The Route

This is the familiar cross country course of the Rising Sun. Those who raced or marshaled the NE Masters XC Championships in February will be familiar with the route. Bill Brown also set some pandemic challenges on this route when we were unable to train as a group.

Starting inside the gate to the Rising Sun nearest to the Barking Dog (Kings Rd N, Wallsend NE28 9JJ) it is a clockwise run around the Rising Sun where you will climb the Pit Heap twice per lap. It is a large figure of 8 per lap. The far side of the route will be familiar to those who have done our smaller Rising Sun Figure of 8 training sessions this year.

The route is mainly on gravel paths and grass so watch your footing. As always we do not have right of way so please watch for the occasional pedestrian and dog walker.