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RYDE 10m

Bliddy freezing, got the ferry and hit by a gale.... got onto the sea front and got a free xfoliation from the sand..... this is going to be hard... aim anything sub 70 will do today. Quick warm up, then off to the start. this is by no means a fast course with 3 big hills and the rest is up and down....

1m - 7:17, flat then up, down, up, breathing all over the place and im wondering why im here, club mate back from injury storms ahead.
2m - 6:28 - mmm thats better down hill sections, but suffering with a stitch
3m - 6:16 - working hard on the down and flat parts, feeling good but a tad jaded.
4m - 6:39 - start the climbing to St Helens thsi is going to be hard
5m - 7:21 - eventually get to the top of St Helens, feel like mount st helens but its not, still working hard and having some rigt old ding dong battles with about 6-7 runners, none of us prepared to give.
6m - 6:54 - very undulation through Nettlestone, the wind still very much in the face and hard work as is the cold.
7m - 6:35 - and down to the sea front and at last turn left with the wind on our backs, a nice treat after 7 hard miles.
8m - 6:31 and working hard ready for the last push and hill, still part of a largish group. and still 2nd club scorer.
9m - 7:13 - the last big hill and somehow, I pull away from the group with one other.
10m - 6:06 - A large down hill flat out then onto the sea front with the wind for 400m, turn then battle with xfoliation from sand to finish, get past the lad who came with me from the group who I had been doing battle with from 3m, as we turned was 2 paces behind him, the wind hit all he said was bu**er, I then kicked went past him and all he said was Bu**er and he was deflated, so that was him done..

Hit the finish line somewhere..... as it had moved due to roadworks earlier in the course, no signs, just someone shouting you can stop now..... not good and not proffessional, the whole finish was poor in set up.

67:24 overall, so happy with that as despite the conditions and the course thats my 3rd best time over 10m. 2nd scorer for the club too.

Take care