Quote Originally Posted by GeoffB View Post
Thanks Pete - Sue's still got pretty sore knees. Apparently there was a parked car somewhere near the start line that caused a load of extra congestion, she got a push in the back and ended up on the deck! Lucky she had gloves on to protect her hands from gravel rash!
Yes... i was lined up about 2 or 3 behind Sue, over on the far left. There was a car parked up which nobody seemed to notice until the last minute and it caused a bit of a panic with everyone trying to swerve out of the way. But Sue bounced straight back up and there was someone next to her (possibly a clubmate) ensuring she was ok.

Incidentally i started right at the back and took a slow run up the road , gradually working through the field, and i don't think it affected my overall result. Probably wouldn't want to adopt that tactic on a real short race, but over the course of two hours it was pretty immaterial...