Fell Race race (Stiperstones) 28:50 [3] 5.8 km (4:58 / km) +366m 3:47 / km
Hectic night packing, followed by hectic day driving all over, meant I got there not long before the start and had no warm up.
Thankfully Daniel Connelly and Jack Agnew were missing and the gentle start meant it was okay.
Shadowed Dan Maskew to almost the top, breaking a little on the final steep steps. Got him before the first descent but my knobbing back meant I couldn’t go full speed and Andy Watkins almost caught me by the bottom.
Got away from him on the next climb and then did the best racing I could to keep away from Dan catching me again before the final decent, he didn’t. Comfortable down and round the road to finally finish first.
Was expecting Andy to be second but it was actually Dan, with Andy finishing in sixth!
Minute down on last year.