quad department games – eightbar http://eightbar.co.uk Raising The Eight Bar Tue, 26 Jul 2016 09:38:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 A lunchtime run http://eightbar.co.uk/2011/11/16/a-lunchtime-run/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:36:48 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=1173 Continue reading →]]> An event that has ignited competitive passions at Hursley for a number of years is the annual Quad-Department Games (previously known as the Tri-Department Games). Each year, the Barbarians, Hatters, Mavericks and Titans compete in a series of events with a rolling aggregated scoreboard. It is not just about outdoor sports, although the running, football and touch rugby are major parts of the calendar… the departments can also demonstrate their prowess in a cake bake, in a quiz, or at table football. It’s a lot of fun 🙂

Yesterday’s event was a running race around Hursley Park. On a brilliant, sunny and clear November day, a total of 57 runners completed a 5km course. There are a couple of sets of photos on Flickr, but here are some highlights…

Runners gathering

Quick start

Through the trees

Beneath the autumn trees

Congratulations to all involved, congratulations to the Mavericks for the overall team win, and to Dave Currie for his organisation (and for bringing along MiniMe support!)

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