Quote Originally Posted by RichK View Post
By the way, does anyone know if the course was shorter this year or if there was less climb - I can't understand how I went round 5 minutes faster despite feeling rubbish, blowing up on every climb and stopping every two minutes to snort gunge out of my nostrils (I did check no one was behind at the time). The winners time was faster than last year - better weather?
One of the girls clocked it on her gps watch at just under 9 miles which would account for a fast time, but also the course was different from last year, with a more logical circuit of the Burbage valley. And besides, it was a following wind all the way home - makes you feel twice as good - comparatively...