15M incl 15K South of England xc champs (52.59; 23rd; 3rd Highgate; Team Silver)
I'm really pleased with today's race - both on a personal and a team note. 15K is clearly going to be more up my street than most cross-country, but I've had it in my head until recently that I'm no good at cross-country and that Parliament Hill (particularly when slushy) is not my course. I'm now consigning both of those to the bin and will start focusing on the more positive approach of working out how to move up the field further.
My pacing was good today - a lesson painfully learnt at last year's Parliament Hill National and 2011's Southern. I was about 60th after half a lap, 50th at the end of the first lap, 30ish after two and around 23rd (I think) by the end. I even held somebody off in a sprint finish.
It's testament to the team that Silver feels like a bit of a disappointment. My main regret is that I had to (literally) run home from the finish line to make it into the shower, then car to Oxford to see some opera (la-di-da), so I missed the post-race celebrations.
I can't wait for the National now - I'm going to give myself a bit of a taper. Target? I'll wait til the endorphins have worn off before committing myself!
I'm really pleased with today's race - both on a personal and a team note. 15K is clearly going to be more up my street than most cross-country, but I've had it in my head until recently that I'm no good at cross-country and that Parliament Hill (particularly when slushy) is not my course. I'm now consigning both of those to the bin and will start focusing on the more positive approach of working out how to move up the field further.
My pacing was good today - a lesson painfully learnt at last year's Parliament Hill National and 2011's Southern. I was about 60th after half a lap, 50th at the end of the first lap, 30ish after two and around 23rd (I think) by the end. I even held somebody off in a sprint finish.
It's testament to the team that Silver feels like a bit of a disappointment. My main regret is that I had to (literally) run home from the finish line to make it into the shower, then car to Oxford to see some opera (la-di-da), so I missed the post-race celebrations.
I can't wait for the National now - I'm going to give myself a bit of a taper. Target? I'll wait til the endorphins have worn off before committing myself!
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