I also read the ILAFFT article.
The airfield with the blocked runway fortunately was near the coast, so the student simply routed along the coast line for a set time, and turned around, when she got back to the airfield, the runway had been cleared, however, if I recall, a crosswind had developed but she took this in her stride as well, and made a safe landing, with what must have been the longest sole ever recorded in her log book !!
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