It's an achievement anybody who can do the race and get to the finish. Yes, it's a hell
of an achievement, no matter what position you come.
Come on team Clark! Team Clark! Come on! Come on! On your marks, get set... GO!
Come on! Come on Liz! Come on!
The hardest part of the race, mean I live local and I train on the course a lot, but people who turn up, and they haven't
actually trained on the course and are doing it for the first time, they'll set off a bit
quick - a bit too quick. And when they get up to, er, when they get up to about the 800
mark, by the school, before the Maypole Green, there's
a really steep hill there, and they're not prepared for it, and that's a killer is that.
This is me 13th year. The best time I've ever done
is 4 minutes 25 seconds. That was the year I won it. But that's a long time ago now,
I'm a bit old now! Looking around, I can't see many older than me!
17th year and I've won eight!
Is that your best time this year, or not? No, no, I'm 42; I ain't going to get time like 4:10 y'know.
It's on the day. I've had a good race - a technical race.
How do you do that? Is it a good start or, is it the pull up the hill at the end?
It's the pull up the hill today. I won it on the hill today. It's knowing the course, experience,
that's y'know, plus your training obviously.
Was there somebody hot on your heels? Well there always is, but it's
there somebody hot on your heels? Well there always is, but it's
Tough as ever - tough as ever! The lad who's won it, he's won it now about eight
times, I think now, John Hunter. Me'self I'm happy with
sixth place. What time did you do? I came in about 5 minutes. Or something. Five minutes something.
I don't know, I haven't seen the times yet.
Back again next year - definitely. For definite.