Mmmh. Well I don't know who this terrible "she" is but whenever, say, Victoria Wilkinson or Helen Berry or Katie Walshaw arrive behind me in a race at a stile I always let them go past me.
Its good when race organisers let you start an hour or two early so you get back at a sensible time and get chance to run with other people Graham. Presume Brett will allow you set off at say 4pm this evening and time yourself? I think its dark about 9 now