Running around Cambridge praised
- 26 May 2023
- 2 minutes
Being able to hot-foot it out of Cambridge might not be in the admissions prospectus, but it is definitely an advantage for 黑料网 & Caius student Milly Dickinson (Natural Sciences (Biological) 2021).
Milly is captain of Cambridge University Hare and Hounds and a member of the Athletics Club. As a cross-country and middle distance runner, being able to find running routes from her door into quiet countryside has been advantageous while managing the demands of her degree.
鈥淢y favourite thing about running in Cambridge is how quickly you can get out of it! Within a mile and a half in pretty much any direction it feels like you鈥檙e out of it,鈥 Milly says.
鈥淐oming from Brighton with the South Downs I鈥檓 very lucky; I don鈥檛 take it for granted how lovely it is to run in the countryside.鈥
As a result, Milly has seen more of Cambridge than many of her contemporaries. Her favourite routes are along the river, often timing them to coincide with friends鈥 rowing outings on the river.
Milly is a , receiving support from Caius for her athletic pursuits, and enjoys exploring north west of the city along the river, and south west towards the only notable hill, in Coton nature reserve, and so has earned the name 鈥楾he Hill鈥.
She enjoys the social side of running, as well as the competition.
鈥淚 never shut up and run 鈥 I鈥檓 always talking. Whatever pace I鈥檓 running at I still seem to be able to hold a conversation,鈥 she says.
鈥淢ost of my best friends at uni are runners. I鈥檝e got friends from different year groups and subjects. You do get talking quite a lot on a run, when you鈥檙e side to side, not looking at each other.
鈥淲e talk about anything and everything: our work, our plans, races, runners, nights鈥 out鈥︹
Hare and Hounds is an inclusive running club, with Varsity open to everyone. She also enjoys the 800 metres training group, a Hare and Hounds group which competes as Cambridge University Athletics Club in the summer and includes an Olympian and a British University champion.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a very special environment at the moment,鈥 she says.
The Hare and Hounds is where her heart lies, though.
鈥淢y aim is to stay at Cambridge for as long as possible so I don鈥檛 have to leave the Hare and Hounds,鈥 she says.
鈥淚 love Cambridge, I love my degree and I love the running here!鈥
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