{"id":5218,"date":"2016-03-09T17:18:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T17:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5218"},"modified":"2016-03-10T14:39:28","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T14:39:28","slug":"rhayader-20-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5218","title":{"rendered":"Rhayader 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The weather on the day before the event included snow and there was much discussion between the entrants of how bad it was going to be, and what they needed to wear. \u00a0The day itself produced good conditions: warm enough that many layers were not needed; breezy but not too windy with sun and fluffy clouds in the sky. \u00a0It did throw 15 minutes of sleet at the runners though, necessitating running with eyes covered by hands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Day-of-race.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5213\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5213\" src=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Day-of-race.jpg\" alt=\"Day of race\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Day-of-race.jpg 960w, http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Day-of-race-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Day-of-race-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The race covers 20 miles around Elan Valley lakes, with around 2000 ft of climbing. \u00a0The scenery in the sunshine was spectacular as always, with the reservoirs full and water cascading down the faces of the dams.<\/p>\n<p>The number of Forest of Dean AC athletes was reduced this year, partly because the race was not included in the Club Championship but also because of a clash with the final Gwent League Cross-Country race of the season, with both women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s teams in contention for promotion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-05-12.47.41.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5238\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5238\" src=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-05-12.47.41.jpg\" alt=\"2016-03-05 12.47.41\" width=\"3959\" height=\"2314\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-05-12.47.41.jpg 3959w, http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-05-12.47.41-300x175.jpg 300w, http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-05-12.47.41-768x449.jpg 768w, http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-05-12.47.41-1024x599.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3959px) 100vw, 3959px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ian Smith was the top Forest runner, finishing 12th out of 328 in 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