3rd Overall / 1st on Standard / National Age Record
STOP PRESS: Old Man Disappears Down The A11 In Wind Vortex🌪Four days later, and I just had to get back on “the horse”.....driving through torrid rain back to Newmarket, fortunately the rain cleared by the start, but the strong winds didn’t....so fast times were in very much in doubt for this 10 miler, strong headwind out and hitting 1/2 way in only 10-52, a new PB (sub 19-11) was surely impossible, and the secondary target, the durable National Age Record was a tall order (19-49) - however, what a return on the rolling course and what fun (in a masochistic sort of way)....in the biggest gear possible (58/11) and often ‘spinning out’, before I knew it, the chequered flag was there....a return in 8mins 36secs @ 34.2mph avg - with an official time of 19-40, giving me 3rd overall and a new National Age Record....🚴♀️💨💨
Now this is funny...checking Strava - which is useful for race day metrics, out of interest I checked the all time fastest segment for that return leg....meaningless really of course, ‘segments’ have to be done on the same day (or time) under race conditions to have credence....but hey ho...it looks good....and it made me chuckle....so there I am up there with an ex World best hour record holder and faster than Bialoblocki - have a look! 😝😂
National VTTA 50 Champs on a rural circuit east of York next Saturday....really looking forward, roll on😊
[Not to be taken for granted this performance. the conditions were really awful...the wind was so strong on the outward five miles, that there should have been no chance to average greater than 30mph....50kph...and read on, I repeated it, on the same course in the National 10 on the same course...]
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