Distance - 4.5 miles
Ascent - 1250'
My time - 45 mins ish??
Position - 35/84 (45%)
What was it like?
A lovely, muggy evening, but another disappointing race. Perhaps it was the moel y gamelin still in my legs, although there were others there who seemed to fare better... Perhaps it was the fall i had midway, which lodged at least a dozen thorns deep into my hand as i thrust it into a gorse bush to stop myself face-planting... It may equally be because i'm pre-occupied with work and things are looking rough there...
Or perhaps it is simply because i'm not training enough. Or just not fit enough.
Whatever the reason, i need a new challenge to fire me up, in addition to a race per week. Borrowdale in four weeks time is a neat early focus, and hopefully a week's walking in the dolomites will help get chilled out and fit too.
Simon's Paddy Buckley exposed my lack of climbing fitness as i struggled with the pace on leg 3, although he was flying along. I do need to step it up, and perhaps developments at work and some light noghts will allow for that....
Next race - The Beast, Maeshafn and the Deestriders race 2 next week....another race week...
IMAGE: Me getting a spot prize! (Photo Pete Douglas)
