The Race of CHAMPIONS // 2024 Midlands XC Championships at Newbold Comyn

[@EasilyUnveiled-nq4fz]

Another great video. I'll look out for the next.😊

[@raleyadventures]

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment 🎉😊 we have plenty more coming for 2024 🔥

[@middleagedrunningman]

Thanks for the mention Ryan, really kind of you. See you at Warwick!!!

[@raleyadventures]

It’s a pleasure as always 🙌🙌 not long now 😅

[@middleagedrunningman]

@@raleyadventures I’m not in great shape Ryan…. Those first 8 miles….

[@raleyadventures]

@@middleagedrunningmanit is disgusting isn’t it 😂😂

[@herro2689]

Great vid especially considering you weren't allowed to film it! Aced it Ryan, great time and placing, well done mate, looked muddy as hell up there! 😂

[@raleyadventures]

Haha thank you for watching Marc, you need to get in on the action yourself 🎉 👊

[@RunFreeandStrong]

Thanks for assembling the various video clips and it was enjoyable to watch. Muddy conditions and longer than expected course is what makes cross country races fun lol. Well done!

[@raleyadventures]

thank you so much for watching along and supporting the channel, we are so glad you enjoyed it

[@RunningToMyPast]

Nice video once again! Great that you still managed to show the course a bit before the run, nothing can stop you 🔥😁

[@raleyadventures]

Thank you so much for watching ☺️🙌 we are so glad you liked it

[@russelllane3016]

Well done mate i enjoyed the course although wasn’t flat as it was suggested to me before😂 If you are looking for a different race try Suckley Quarter Marathon in Malvern, entries open soon.

[@raleyadventures]

Sounds a hilly one 😅 unless I ask your friend who would probably say that’s flat too 😂😂😂 thank you for watching and great running yourself

[@racheld1844]

Great racing Ryan. I echo a lot of the comments about it being strange to be told you couldn’t film. I know there’s a blanket ban for triathlon but guess cycling and filming isn’t safe during a race. Race videos do great promotion for run events and races. Ben is running gets to film a lot of his cross country races so it must be a regional thing. There might have been an incident which had led to that decision, I don’t know. Anyway, well done on your (muddy) race Ryan 😁

[@raleyadventures]

Thank you so much for watching Rachel, I think I’ll be okay for the last Birmingham league fingers crossed 🤞 yeah definitely a tough one out there today haha, yeah I’ve seen he films a lot of the xc ones

[@firechimp1993]

Nice video, very chill. I enjoyed the race. I thought you may of had the drone footage but that must of been someone else.

[@raleyadventures]

Thank you for watching and for the comment, we have looked into drones but haven’t worked out when we will purchase one yet, TQ on the run has some in his video of the race ☺️🙌

[@Q.OnTheRun]

Great video mate, nice to meet you and thanks for the shoutout! Catch you at the next one! 👊

[@raleyadventures]

Yeah will be good to race you again soon, keep up the good work yourself 👊👊 thank you for the support

[@helenbaker8480]

Well done, a tough one,must say, very happy with my filming,I meant to ask you if it was OK ☺️

[@raleyadventures]

Thank you, yes the shots were okay in the end 🙌 Thank you for stepping in, we can just tweak for filming for next time haha 😂😂

[@Lazy_Jay_Racing]

Top job 😁👍

[@Lazy_Jay_Racing]

Well done Ryan, was great to meet you 😁👍 thanks so much for mentioning my channel in your video.. I look forward to racing you again sometime 😊👏👏👍p.s. I can't believe you don't like it muddy 😂😂

[@raleyadventures]

Haha it is great fun but I'm not really an XC runner, you ran great and thank you for some of the footage, was great to meet you too, will have to actually try and do a collab at some point, hopefully in a race we can actually film next time haha

[@TriToBeIron]

Still quick there mate and top work. I must say that mud though...haha I can't stand mud!

[@raleyadventures]

Thank you so much for watching, cross country is definitely a different breed of running haha, yeah its great whilst running but not when you have it drying to your body for a few hours before you can shower 😂

[@markg99]

Well done mate. When you have put your spikes on, do you have to avoid the hard footpaths and keep to the grass?

[@raleyadventures]

Yeah I’m basically hopping along on my heels 😂 I don’t want to blunt the ends haha, thank you so much for spending the time to watch it, excited to see your latest video tomorrow ☺️🙌

[@nicksrunningandadventureschann]

Shame you couldn’t film it bit strange that one , good result though

[@raleyadventures]

Thank you so much for watching, at least I’ll know for next time I guess 😂

[@theaverageparkrunner]

Strange that they didn't allow filming during the race. Great video as always.

[@raleyadventures]

Thank you so much for watching, was really disappointing but I guess it happens from time to time, did mean editing took half the time though 😂😂

[@theaverageparkrunner]

@@raleyadventures Well that was a bonus :)

[@thewingitrunner]

Yeah, they won't let you film. Mine got taken off me last year on the start line. I have almost been disqualified for filming 12 stage lol

[@raleyadventures]

yeah think it's just a midland committee thing 👎 is what it is I guess 😂 Thank you so much for watching and for supporting the channel.

[@thewingitrunner]

@raleyadventures no in the rules I does say for all areas and nationals. You can be naughty and sneak film, and hope all is fine when you finish lol

[@AndyCliffMTB]

Running 12K in cross country, more evidence you are in the David Goggins club😂 Hats off to you though, proper fitness required for XC💪

[@raleyadventures]

Thank you so much for watching, I’ll need to google who David goggins is 😅😂 it is tough but increases your road running ability so much in my opinion 🎉🎉

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@raleyadventures David Goggins is a legend. He’s an ex Navy SEAL who did a 207 mile ultramarathon amongst other remarkable challenges. His badge is mental toughness✅

[@raleyadventures]

Haha we will have to get more in the zone like him then 😂

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@raleyadventures I think you already are Ryan:)

[@thewingitrunner]

Well done, 82nd. Yeah, the XC Championships are 12k a killer. Unless you do Southerns, and that's 15k, lol. How did you find the course? And the extra few ks of running?

[@raleyadventures]

Thank you so much, only 9 minutes behind the leader 😂😂It was definitely tougher than the last time the midlands were in Leamington, I'm surprised I got around at all with the aches in my inside quads beforehand haha, urgh the southerns sound disgusting, will you be at nationals in Telford at all?

[@thewingitrunner]

@raleyadventures yes I will be at nationals. So I will see you there. Will be tougher, too. Lol

[@raleyadventures]

@@thewingitrunner See you then 🔥 It's definitely harder trying to get around 2000+ instead of the usual 300/400 🔥😂 Excited for the tear up

[@tworunningbrooms]

Were you actually explicitly told not to film or did you politely ask permission? Odd. I think Boston Marathon has a similar rule. The US version not the Lincolnshire one.

[@raleyadventures]

They sadly specifically said on the start line, is an odd one but least I still managed to film most of the day, thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment 😊🎉