Manor Farm Country Park is a beautiful spot on the Hamble Valley. It was a sunny evening and there was a busy turnout - so much so that parking proved a challenge for many. I arrived unusually early (for me) having arrived off the train from London at Southampton Parkway a few minutes earlier, and changed out of my suit while cars cruised around forlornly looking for spaces.
What a great course! The first section was very technical; a narrow wiggly path through thick woods with twists, turns, branches and roots all over the place. Then onto more open terrain where I overtook a few runners but was conscious that I was working hard - in fact, right at the top of my threshold. Then down onto the edge of the Hamble river and finally a murderous, terrible hill towards the finish. I lost a couple of places here, not least to Mark Causebrook, whom I'd overtaken earlier, and I collapsed in exhaustion at the finish. I was as wiped out as I have been for a long time.
The result - 23rd place which is bang in the middle of my range this season. Here are the results so far.
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