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    Really enjoyed this today.

    Arriving at the show in the morning it was a little cool, but soon warmed up and i was positively sweating during my warmup.

    I reckon perhaps 35 on the start line. It was a quick start out of the showfield and i was somewhat taken aback to find myself well back, perhaps 17-20th... but not to panic, i knew i'd pull some of that back once we started going uphill through the fields.

    And so it proved, and by the time i reached the climb proper up the shoulder of Dufton Pike, i was in a group of 4 battling for perhaps 9-12th place.

    Unfortunately the efforts of the past week caught up with me and i was unable to really kick on from here as i'd have liked, and was a big job just to maintain position, and it was with some relief that i got over the summit still in contention.

    Given the struggle going up, i was surprised and delighted to more than hold my own on the fast descent down the shoulder, pulling back a guy who had been way in front. Although on the fast run back through the fields i dropped a couple of places to stronger guys.

    Finished in around 40:25 and i think i was 10th.

    Given the heavy week i've had it was a pleasing runout... i felt a bit heavy-legged off the start line, and couldn't get moving up the steep climb, but other than that i felt pretty good, perhaps could have ran 60-90secs quicker on totally fresh legs, but not much more than that.

    A good race... up through fields, round the back of the pike on a mixture of good and rough footpath, a steep climb up one shoulder, a technically quite easy descent down the opposite shoulder, then a thrash back through fields and woods to the finish.

    One of the fast guys from Ambleside won, Carl Bell of Keswick 2nd. Victoria Wilkinson won the ladies by a considerable margin and was i think 4th overall.
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    Think I'm heading over for this next weekend. I have no record of my PB, as the results for 2009 are not there, I'll want to be under 45m.

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    The weather is very good in the Eden valley, I'm looking at it now. I bet if I was on discord I could upload a picture. Light breeze and not too humid, perhaps a bit hot come race time. I've brought PB racers.

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    Good luck tomorrow MrB.

    Its a good race.... only the one steepish climb, and the ridge descent is fast but probably not steep/technical enough for your liking.

    A long run out through uphill fields, and then back down through the fields.

    A nice show as well. I stayed in Dufton a month or so ago for the weekend, it is absolutely lovely.

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    Good luck Mr B - the weather forecast looks excellent.

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    I decided not to get held up or elbowed in the woods or the narrow gates at the start, so had to get off nice and fast. This meant setting off at 400 pace, but it worked well enough and I got clear, nobody went with me so I was all alone for the first half km. I couldn't catch anyone up going round the pike due to the wind. Oddly I overtook 3 people on the climb. The new descent is not as good as the old one, it's just too easy and feels hard as hell underfoot. The first lady slowed slightly on the last ramp up out of the woods so I decided to make a dash for it. I knew it was going to hurt and it had to be a sudden burst or she might just go with me. I got her and was in terrible O2 debt as I crossed the line. Finished in about 42.30 so well under my target of 45m. Good show, lots of pretty women on horses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr brightside View Post
    I decided not to get held up or elbowed in the woods or the narrow gates at the start, so had to get off nice and fast. This meant setting off at 400 pace, but it worked well enough and I got clear, nobody went with me so I was all alone for the first half km. I couldn't catch anyone up going round the pike due to the wind. Oddly I overtook 3 people on the climb. The new descent is not as good as the old one, it's just too easy and feels hard as hell underfoot. The first lady slowed slightly on the last ramp up out of the woods so I decided to make a dash for it. I knew it was going to hurt and it had to be a sudden burst or she might just go with me. I got her and was in terrible O2 debt as I crossed the line. Finished in about 42.30 so well under my target of 45m. Good show, lots of pretty women on horses.
    Well done - sounds like a good day was had. I have only been to Dufton once - for the High Cup Nick race. It is a lovely spot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr brightside View Post
    The weather is very good in the Eden valley, I'm looking at it now. I bet if I was on discord I could upload a picture. Light breeze and not too humid, perhaps a bit hot come race time. I've brought PB racers.
    Come and Join us on Discord - what are your reservations? its friendly and informative.
    Well done on your race today - Dufton is a good part of the world.

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    Nice one MrB....

    I did think 45mins was a bit of an under-estimation of your abilities.

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