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Saturday Dec 22, 2012 #
2 PM
Fell Race race (Skirrid Race, Abergavenny) 31:45 [4] 5.6 km (5:40 / km)
Hung around in Bristol to do this race on the way home. Had a rushed course-walk before hand. Some of the fast guys were there from the Sugar Loaf race and expected them to be faster as I've not been doing much running.
Ended up running side-by-side with one of them all the way to the top of the first climb. Got away on the gradual rocky descent but was hesitant near the bottom as the tapes weren't very clear so got caught by the guy who had been 3rd. He pulled away with some fast walking up the ridiculously steep second climb but I thought I could get him back on the way down so was fairly relaxed. Passed him on the lower part of the rough fell section when he stopped (turns out he had some bad muscle tightness) and then fast down some easy fields to the finish. 1st (and fastest descent time maybe (there was a stopwatch at the top too)).
Shame about his injury and lots of other people getting lost which put a bit of a downer on things but it was a cool race.
Ended up running side-by-side with one of them all the way to the top of the first climb. Got away on the gradual rocky descent but was hesitant near the bottom as the tapes weren't very clear so got caught by the guy who had been 3rd. He pulled away with some fast walking up the ridiculously steep second climb but I thought I could get him back on the way down so was fairly relaxed. Passed him on the lower part of the rough fell section when he stopped (turns out he had some bad muscle tightness) and then fast down some easy fields to the finish. 1st (and fastest descent time maybe (there was a stopwatch at the top too)).
Shame about his injury and lots of other people getting lost which put a bit of a downer on things but it was a cool race.