White Star Running events attract a 'hard core' of support who book because it is a WSR event! Why?

Rural > off-road > hills >often (like the Cider Frolic) on mainly private land - a cider farm!

• Excellent medals; nongeneric.
• No bs goodie-bags(sic): Frolic = medal, squeaky pig, bottle of the cider farm's product and a packet of Dorset biscuits
• Free photos
• A club feel; stopping at the Love Station ™ and chatting with others
• Camping! Festival feel.

1. Scores of tents
2. Camper vans
3. Burger van
4. WSR now have a catering van
5. Bar (marquee)
6. Cleverly on the 12 hour events there are relay teams so the start/finish is always busy. Marquees + people chatting + children

WSR have had an irritating (IMHO) - as an outsider (sic) - not young, or in a running club, not particularly social - of being a little LAX on distances etc of the runs. However that seems to have been addressed .

Cider Frolic had timing chips > showers > portaloos > plenty of fresh drinking water

I  recommend this event and say you should give any WSR run a try if you haven't as yet.

I’m not sure who talked who into joining the fabulous White Star Running crowd for another event, I think it was me with a large serving of Nic!

Anyway, we found ourselves in Wiltshire again, this time for the Cider Frolic, a 6 (ish) km lapped course, which you can do as many times as you want in the 12 hours, as a team of 4,3 or 2, or as a solo runner.

We set up camp BHAM! after a bit of a slog uphill from the day parking area, and set off a few minutes after the main pack, Jake quickly sprinted off, leaving Xavier and I to bimble around the route at a more leisurely pace.

With a mix of farm track, field edges and only a few gentle hills (by WSR standards) and of course a fully filled lovestation, containing food treats of all varieties for the discerning runner as well as water, flat coke, squash, cider, beer and vodka shots, I could of happily stayed all day!

It was a hot day to put it mildly, hiding under the gazebo between laps, downing litres of fluids, and eating a few burgers and sausage batches to keep fuelled up.

The laps trickled away, with the team runners of Jennie, Nic, Rob and Jake, taking it in turns as they headed for their half marathon each goal (Rob and Jennie did a freedom lap to get the distance). Kate and Xavier managed a Marathon between them, and I managed to drag my backside around for the full marathon distance.

With sore legs, sunburn and blisters, we all got to our goals, another fabulous bit of WSR bling in the shape of a stags head, some sparkling cider, and of course a visit to the WSR shop to top up on running tops.

First time running a White Star event and it certainly won't be my last. 

Cracking day from start to finish. Friendly, fun and well organised. The Lovestation was a joy to behold in the later laps, especially the cold sponge cuddle!

The medal is a thing of beauty.

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