Now that's cross country

Murph_D

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/ireland-only-dublin-county-harriers/query/dublin

Check this out. Cross-country running today seems a far cry from what they had to put up with 95 years ago.

Murph_D

Here's a few more while we're at it.

http://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/running+ireland

RayCun

dog running across the race start, fecking eejits cycling along the route... it's a bloody disgrace, Joe, is what it is

jamule

Donore V Cyclists is possibly the most entertaining thing I've seen in years

Bungy Girl

Murph_D wrote: »

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/ireland-only-dublin-county-harriers/query/dublin

Check this out. Cross-country running today seems a far cry from what they had to put up with 95 years ago.

Look like your typical Meet & Train XC to me

glacial_pace71

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Look like your typical Meet & Train XC to me

So true: the dog isn't on a lead, so a leap is all that's required, unlike nowadays - you need rope-cutting equipment in order to extricate yourself from the cocoon of dogleash. (And whilst withstanding blows to the head from the umbrella of angry little old lady, as you've spoiled ToFu's walkies).

Runners versus cyclists seemed to be quite a thing back then too!

Dubgal72

Fantastic stuff! We are total wimps...

robinph

I sense a setup for the camera as they all seemed to get to the wall at the same time, they also were not exactly spread out much at the end. How far was the race? 100m/ 200m?