After the shell shock of two days back at work, it was time to get back into the training mode for the winter, and to be honest I've been quite physced for this. It took me an inordinate amount of time to get my commuting road bike back into winter mode - putting the mountain bikle carryier back on with a bodged attachment system including pea clips and random brackets, then moving my front tyre onto the dynamo hub wheel, finding the right bike lights, and more improtantly the right brackets, and crossing every finger and toe that once connected it would all work first time. Luckily this year, as the dynamo hub and lights are decent Schmidt ones, it all worked perfectly, just a shame the bodging that has gone on to get everyhting to fit wasn't soo reliable! Anyways the bike was back into working order for a ride to work on Wednesday, which was cold and there was frost on the cars in the valley.
Thursday, I ran to work and back along the seafront (6 miles ish), and then drove up to Wasdale Head to remind myself how painful the nose of Kirkfell was, as I had decided not to race at Langdale this weekend (no runs for 4 weeks, no racing since June and no run over 8 miles since June all meant that although I'd get round I wouldn't be racing and it would be just a long time suffering!), I'd decided to do the BOFRA race at the Wasdale Head Show, and defend my title from two years back!
It was a beautiful evening and I had to work hard not to let the good views distract me from the task in hand. To be honest, it hurt a lot, and I was slow even after I'd factored in my assumption that I'd be slow. But Saturday came round and we headed to the show, and I realised I had nothing to loose except my pride in doing the race, so did it anyway.
To my surprise I was over 2 minutes quicker that the previous time in 2007, and took 1st lady again! Maybe the pain on thursday was just a lack of sharpness.
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