Well that was tough going, so slippy out there and that wind was a pain in the arse. They acutely changes the course from the top of the decent and not for the better thick mud and alot of standing water. I was happy with the outcome considering I ran it on my own from 300m in. So was more of a mental battle than anything else but it was a tough one thats for sure im glad I done it and ticked it of the list. Time to concentrate on xc speed and power now I think. Thanks for turning up at the top did not expect to see you there thats for sure 👌
Brilliant run Steve and banked the win which I don’t think you should underplay, as still a fantastic achievement. I saw a blog from the run tester (no actual race footage unfortunately) but he talked about how wet and slippery it was, even on the flat sections to begin with, so sounds like the conditions were tough throughout. The main conclusion I get from this race is the important of picking the correct events to run. For me that was a great challenge in terms of training run, but arguably you could have done that without a race number on your vest. I think it’s important to have races where you do have other runners around you to help push you on and increase the enjoyment factor. Which I know will happen in those big XC races, so I appreciate you have thought about that. As happy as I was to see you in the lead I was gutted you didn’t have company. Really well done, glad I got the opportunity to see you run, it’s always something I try to do when available. Loads of positives to take from this one and as you say, time to slightly change the focus.
Coach Simon 🍊
