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Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: Bush Tucker Man on July 14, 2008, 21:41:08 ---Plus
It's back to Greetland on Wednesday evening :D
I think SWMBO is coming too, along with 'Small-Child', so there might be a few pictures :shock: :-k
She's driving me there as well!
What!, put the cross-bike in the XKR? :doh:
Nope!, we're borrowing her dads Mondeo estate; a rather nice '08' plated (140BHP) TDCi/6-speed 'Zetec'
It'll be the bike, & kit, in the back & I can relax, as she knows most of the way there (bar the last 2 miles up in the hills above Sowerby Bridge)
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It was a different type of journey there, with being 'chauffeured'. I could relax in the back, with a bottle of Lucozade Sport & a couple of Bananas
Quite surprisingly it was a fairly short journey - the last time I was there, it took me about 25minutes longer to get there (slower cruising speed, & more traffic)
On arrival, it was to a very chilly sports-field, as it's right on top of a hill.
Entry-fee paid & number picked up, it was time to check out the course (leaving Joanne* & Amelia** sat in the Mondeo)
It was the same as our last visit, bar an extra climb of a banking.
I made my usual mid-field start, keeping station at that position for the first 3 laps or so.
Faded slightly, losing 3 places mid-race :evil:
Then, made a bit of a 'come-back', regaining a place or two, and lapping some back-markers - always good for morale :clap:
Joanne & Amelia both had cameras, so here's a selection of what they took............
Click on pic to open album
--- Quote from: Bush Tucker Man on July 14, 2008, 21:41:08 ---It does mean, however, that I might have to share my poat-race Pizza! :doh:
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I ended up buying them their own :rolleyes:
* SWMBO
** 'Small-Child'
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: Bush Tucker Man on June 21, 2008, 20:27:46 ---The 'unofficial' time was 35minutes (no results around yet) :dance:
I'm reasonably happy with that, given that the course record is apparantly 26:35, & the holder is a multiple marathon winner
Click on pic to enlarge (5 images)
The wife asked me if I'll do another race, or (alleged!!) 'Fun-Run'
I'm not sure yet................... :-k
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This event has been suggested to me as a 'follow-up' for the Darrington 5-Miler
Sandal Castle 10K
The problem is, it's the same day as the Drighlington BC Cyclo-Cross at Oakwell Hall
So.......
1. Do I run the 10K in the morning, as it starts at 10:00
2. Drive (or be driven?) to Birstall?
3. Ride the Cross in the afternoon, as the Seniors start @ 13:00??
Suggestions please!
(not rude ones!!!)
Bush Tucker Man:
I received a phone call at tea-time.
It was Phil Thackray*, the lap-keeper (along with his wife Nora) at Greetland last night.
After the pleasantries were exchanged, he told me that he'd jumbled up my placings with another competitor, a& did I know what number rider finished in front of me?
Thankfully, between Joanne & myself (plus referring to the photos) we figured it out.
According to Phil, it appears that I (preliminarily) finished about 25th.
As far as I know, 55 started the race.
Plus, I went for a run earlier (about 20:25)
I only went about 4 miles (or just under) & came back feeling very warm (ought not to have worn that shower-proof top)
Now my back is a bit stiff & aching, on the right, just above my hip.
Must be old age?!
*No relation, but a good friend and the father of Richard & Robert; ex international Cyclo-Cross riders in the Great Britain team
(I know the boys quite well too)
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: Bush Tucker Man on July 17, 2008, 22:19:06 ---.
It was Phil Thackray*, the lap-keeper (along with his wife Nora) at Greetland last night.
After the pleasantries were exchanged, he told me that he'd jumbled up my placings with another competitor, a& did I know what number rider finished in front of me?
Thankfully, between Joanne & myself (plus referring to the photos) we figured it out.
According to Phil, it appears that I (preliminarily) finished about 25th.
As far as I know, 55 started the race.
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The results have appeared since I last checked at about 20:00
http://www.yorkshirecyclocross.org.uk/
26th/54 finishers
7th/15 Age-Group
Phil was only one number out
Bush Tucker Man:
I rode to work yesterday morning.
Rode back home.
Got changed,and went out on the Dyna-Tech for a couple of hours. Damned windy though on the return leg :evil:
This morning saw a return to running.
It was a bit slippery going through the woods, and I had to walk about 500yards of it, as it was just too greasy.
It took me 33 minutes
Come 14:00 & the run home was treated a different way, I ran around the road (the way I'd drive to work, or do the 'school-run')
It's probably (roughly) a mile longer to go that way, as well as a long hill (1-in-15?)
Anyway the approximate time for that was 35 minutes
So, it's either;
1. My ability to keep a constant pace, without slowing down in the woods -even when they're dry?
2. I'm getting faster, & have more stamina for a longer run?
3. The third option is always a likely candidate; I'm going home, so want to get there faster anyway :lol:
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