Follow The Leader - Out & Back - 21/09/2023 Overview

Meeting at the Waterloo Car Park (near cadets building. search Waterloo, Daventry on sat nav) participants will be put into groups of 2, 3, or 4, with those doing a similar pace. The run will consist of 30 minutes heading out, and 30 minutes return along “hopefully” the same route, totalling 1 hour of running. However, the group will set their own route, as they go along. Each person within each group will take turns to lead/dictate the route on the way out. E.g. if you are in a group of 3, each runner will lead for 10 minutes, which totals the 30 minutes out. I will be interested to see where everyone goes, when looking at Strava afterwards.

Now for the real challenge, after the 30 minutes, you will need to retrace the route that you've created. You will again each lead for the same amount of time as on the out, and will stay in the same order. This means that the person who led first on the way out, will then lead for the first portion of the way back - so make sure you are paying attention to each turn you make and the things you pass on the section that you will need to retrace.

This session is just a bit of fun/a social run. Please stay together as a group,  which means running at a comfortable pace for all members, not just yourself. Please stay safe, be aware of any road crossings/avoid these if possible. Do not go on any private land, or across any surfaces that are too difficult to run on - be sensible… have fun!