Good to catch-up with you, Pete. Hope your race went well - there was a red vest high on Yearlet as I was coming up Town Brook so presumably so!Originally Posted by Travs
Well, my aim for today was to beat last year's time (which I admittedly took rather easily) and to not increase my physio bill in doing so.
Target achieved - hill training is only just starting to get back to somewhere near where I was a few years ago but everything held up and I made it to the finish virtually unscathed.
1:25 - 9 minutes off last year but still a way off my PB although that was for the race when it was in the summer.
Positives for the day were that Strava tells me I broke my record for all 4 climbs. I was feeling good but really didn't go at any of them full gas so training is definitely working and still felt reasonably fresh for the descent off Callow.
Negatives. Mainly my descending which to be fair was partly down to the conditions as it was as slippy as hell in places but mainly down to a lack of confidence still from my fall. It's getting better certainly but not where I'd like it to be. I also managed to make a mess of the run down Callow Hollow. Missed the path junction early on and ended up on a higher trod with a load of gorse preventing me making amends. Probably cost me a minute or two but no great harm done.
Llani I meant to say hello but somehow missed you although I believe you may have met my wife at the finish? (And if it was you in a Matlock vest I helped you untangle yourself from a blackthorn tree on Ashlet!)
Didn't make it to the pub/presentation as by the time we had made it back to the van and got cleaned up, the rain was pouring down and soon turned to biblical proportions. Thankfully the race weather was pretty good in comparison.
Cardington Cracker hopefully up next.
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