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Mendip Muddle 20K XC.

Looked forward to this race since the drive home last year, such a great route. Started by trying to get to the front pack through the crowd and by the beginning of the first stony ascent was in the first four. Moved to third by Beacon Batch only to lose my heel out of my shoe a minute later. 20 seconds of struggling to get it back on put me back into fifth but made my way back to third through the long-legged downhill sections before mile 7 drinks. Paced well on the ascent from miles 7 through 10, the gel I took just before the water station helping without doubt. I lost a place on the last stony path up out of the stable yard at mile 10, but kept 2nd and 3rd man in sight back across to BB and up to the aerial masts. Hit the tarmac with a mile to go and two guys just in sight, resigned to fourth place - a fantastic result, but pushing 5:10/M pace to try to gain. Through the last off-road section and some gravel paths with a few tall steps, I find I'm suddenly right behind the next guy. 200m to go and I pull alongside and past, eyes-on-stalks sprinting with all I have to take 3rd place overall. Just fantastic! Best ever race result at my favourite race. Perfect.

Split Summary

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1) - 1m - 6:24(6:24/m) - 163bpm avge - 173bpm max - 112cal

2) - 1m - 7:48(7:49/m) - 171bpm avge - 176bpm max - 116cal

3) - 1m - 8:35(8:35/m) - 170bpm avge - 175bpm max - 116cal

4) - 1m - 7:22(7:22/m) - 171bpm avge - 174bpm max - 116cal

5) - 1m - 6:11(6:11/m) - 167bpm avge - 172bpm max - 115cal

6) - 1m - 6:45(6:45/m) - 166bpm avge - 172bpm max - 117cal

7) - 1m - 6:29(6:29/m) - 164bpm avge - 170bpm max - 116cal

8) - 1m - 8:06(8:06/m) - 166bpm avge - 170bpm max - 119cal

9) - 1m - 8:53(8:54/m) - 166bpm avge - 170bpm max - 119cal

10) - 1m - 8:08(8:08/m) - 165bpm avge - 168bpm max - 117cal

11) - 1m - 6:52(6:52/m) - 163bpm avge - 166bpm max - 116cal

12) - 1m - 6:37(6:37/m) - 162bpm avge - 165bpm max - 116cal

13) - 0.54m - 3:11(5:56/m) - 163bpm avge - 169bpm max - 62cal

Heart Rate Zone Summary

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HR Zone: 43-141bpm (Sub 70%): 0.8%

HR Zone: 141-148bpm (71-75%): 0.3%

HR Zone: 148-155bpm (76-80%): 0.3%

HR Zone: 155-162bpm (81-85%): 8.6%

HR Zone: 162-169bpm (86-90%): 56.9%

HR Zone: 169-176bpm (91-95%): 33%

HR Zone: 176-183bpm (96-100%): 0.1%

Pace Zone Summary

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Pace Zone: 5:00-5:19/mile: 2.6%

Pace Zone: 5:20-5:39/mile: 6.7%

Pace Zone: 5:40-5:59/mile: 8.1%

Pace Zone: 6:00-6:19/mile: 7.3%

Pace Zone: 6:20-6:39/mile: 8.4%

Pace Zone: 6:40-6:59/mile: 8.3%

Pace Zone: 7:00-7:19/mile: 9.6%

Pace Zone: 7:20-7:39/mile: 11%

Pace Zone: 7:40-7:59/mile: 6.9%

Pace Zone: 8:00-8:19/mile: 5.4%

Pace Zone: 8:20-8:39/mile: 6.1%

Pace Zone: 8:40-8:59/mile: 3.1%

Pace Zone: 9:00-9:19/mile: 2.2%

Pace Zone: 9:20-9:39/mile: 1.9%

Pace Zone: 9:40-9:59/mile: 1.1%

Pace Zone: 10:00-10:19/mile: 1.1%

Pace Zone: 10:20-10:39/mile: 1.4%