crazyg
Well-Known Member
I had the dubious honour of finishing LAST in my first ever cross country over that course in my first year. I'd never done cross country before, and never again until the upper sixth form! Also wore the (famous) green of Stamford house.Loved going there with a lass on a nice day! Stroll around the park itself, row around the lake a bit, then who knew….
Liked it less on Cross Country Sports Days, when we used to head out of the gate towards the bottom of the Ashton Grammar playing fields, along Darnton Road, around one side of the Lake, out around the waste ground fields beyond the hospital, towards Ashton Barracks and the Lacrosse Club, then back!
I was always a big lad sprinter, but as a House Captain (Stamford) at AG, I didn’t have a choice but to run.
Always ended up the same way…me bent over double about 10 yards past the finish line TRYING not to embarrass myself by hurling!! Rarely succeeded!!
But…good memories all, even though we seemed to spend half our life back then hating school!!
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It used to be known as the "Lakes" course, round Chadwick Dam.