I woke up on Wednesday with a slightly swollen throat. My first cold since February, I think. Oh dear. By the afternoon the symptoms were gone. At the start line I deliberately kept well back so I'd have plenty to overtake, especially in the open ground for the first mile. Off we went, and I never saw the whipped plastic fencing post that marked the edge of the start line - and I went right over it, whacking myself in the goolies in the process. A bit of a comedy start.
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| Bearing up after a comedy start |
Once I'd stopped wincing I realised I was quite a long way back. I steadily caught up and felt OK as we went around the course. Into the final furlong, I had two Winchester guys ahead of me. I made a move to overtake one of them, and he spurred into a sprint; I couldn't keep up. I copped on the grass at the finish line holding number 27 in my hands - quite respectable.
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| I couldn't quite catch them |
It's too early yet for post-series analysis as the results landscape might change with the final event. My six finish positions have been 28-23-28-35-23-27. Shame about that 35th position at Manor Farm, but I'm hoping I can hang on to my current 20th overall men's place and 3rd M40.
Roll on next year's RR10 season!
