Joy Day Race January 2007, Cambridge

Self Transcendence 2 Mile Race Sunday 21st January, Parker's Piece, Cambridge

"Her determined speed

Is her eternal journey's soul.

Her adamantine will

Gives her the immortal Victory's Goal."

Sri Chinmoy

The first "Joy Day" gathering of the year coincided with the first really low temperatures of the winter, so it was a shivery group of runners who jogged down to Parker's Piece for a two miler on a clear & (extremely) fresh Sunday morning. Steve has got himself a reputation for being a bit flexible with his course measurements recently, but he was able to guarantee us a pretty accurate two miler here on his home turf.

After a brief surge to the front by Suswara, it was Mark who led from the front and stayed there, finishing well clear after two and a half laps of the green. Artur and Dave ran together for most of the race, with Roger some way back in fourth. 7th placed Amelia was first lady, with a strong run from Shankara getting her second place. Stef took third, ahead of Fran, while Becky, Shinja and Penny ran round together to finish in just over 24 minutes.

The marshals injected lot's of enthusiasm, with Ed also contributing some photos which are now in our gallery.