{"id":5246,"date":"2019-03-12T12:10:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T12:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/?p=5246"},"modified":"2019-03-14T09:56:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T09:56:38","slug":"maverick-inov-8-original-hampshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/?p=5246","title":{"rendered":"Maverick Inov-8 Original Hampshire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Set in the South Downs National Park, this running event has 3 distances on offer. Our very own rocket Ross Wilkes took on the challenge of the 22k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1249\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/28F3CF56-DB93-43AB-B024-BCCC175A8009.jpeg?fit=474%2C255\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5249\" srcset=\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/28F3CF56-DB93-43AB-B024-BCCC175A8009.jpeg 1249w, http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/28F3CF56-DB93-43AB-B024-BCCC175A8009-768x397.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1249px) 100vw, 1249px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting at the Steam Fair in Hollycombe near Liphook, the course meanders it\u2019s way through Hollycombe Forest of pine and birch. Deep puddles plentiful, soaking the runners feet from the get go, making the likelihood of blisters almost inevitable. before embarking upon the winding trails past lakes and streams.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/0A34DE2F-6DEF-4758-AC8F-E6364F1702A0.jpeg?fit=474%2C306\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/0A34DE2F-6DEF-4758-AC8F-E6364F1702A0.jpeg 1044w, http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/0A34DE2F-6DEF-4758-AC8F-E6364F1702A0-768x675.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1522\" height=\"1266\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/337DE78B-C7A0-44B9-9966-BEE391E9936E.jpeg?fit=474%2C267\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5251\" srcset=\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/337DE78B-C7A0-44B9-9966-BEE391E9936E.jpeg 1522w, http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/337DE78B-C7A0-44B9-9966-BEE391E9936E-768x639.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1522px) 100vw, 1522px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Onward to the hillsides, so steep and thick with mud they were hard to navigate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was ridiculous\u201d said Ross \u201cit was so hard to keep your footing. I was struggling to keep my shoes on\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/58610DDD-5396-41E6-A4A3-060D49E99680.jpeg?fit=474%2C267\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5263\" srcset=\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/58610DDD-5396-41E6-A4A3-060D49E99680.jpeg 2048w, http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/58610DDD-5396-41E6-A4A3-060D49E99680-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/0A61C37D-5A72-43A6-9753-54744F14FBAD.jpeg?fit=474%2C267\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5262\" srcset=\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/0A61C37D-5A72-43A6-9753-54744F14FBAD.jpeg 2048w, http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/0A61C37D-5A72-43A6-9753-54744F14FBAD-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But at the top of those monoliths were stunning vistas across the National Park and beyond. A beautiful, but very technical route as per the Maverick tradition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ross as always, gave it his usual 100% effort and completed the challenge in 1.53.30 giving him an amazing 5th overall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1107\" height=\"1521\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/DF568141-184B-474F-850D-169D3889B538.jpeg?fit=474%2C289\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5248\" srcset=\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/DF568141-184B-474F-850D-169D3889B538.jpeg 1107w, http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/DF568141-184B-474F-850D-169D3889B538-768x1055.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1107px) 100vw, 1107px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat was brutal. I really struggled with it, so I was chuffed to bits when I found out my results. I\u2019ve never placed that highly in a mainland race\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1582\" height=\"1426\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/05FC9A0C-00A9-46D5-ACE6-F7CAE53FFFC6.jpeg?fit=474%2C267\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5247\" srcset=\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/05FC9A0C-00A9-46D5-ACE6-F7CAE53FFFC6.jpeg 1582w, http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/05FC9A0C-00A9-46D5-ACE6-F7CAE53FFFC6-768x692.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1582px) 100vw, 1582px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set in the South Downs National Park, this running event has 3 distances on offer. Our very own rocket Ross Wilkes took on the challenge of the 22k. 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