After the initial hurly burly I found myself ahead of Z and C. Spotted a girl ahead of me from the Tri club (Fiona) that normally runs about the same pace as me so tried to keep her in my sights.
Quite liked the there and backness of the race that meant you got a chance to see the top guys on there way back. Various attempts to shout well done whenever I saw someone I knew going by.
Fiona had maintained about a twenty yard gap on me for most of the race but I finally managed to catch her about 1k from the end. At the same point I heard someone pulling up on me, instinctively I knew who it was, my wife had caught me. She gave a quick report that C was struggling and then dissappeared.

Couldn't find my watch. Felt kind of blind without it.
Also trip Zoe up the next time she runs past me.

Actually remembered to go and try to do some stretches but people kept on coming up and talking to me so ended up giving up on them (the stretches not the people).


The course was flat but quite hard work as it could be quite muddy off the racing line. Probably paced it about right as I was passing people all the time and can only remember being passed by my wife and one other guy on the return leg. It would have been nice to get under 50mins but I'm happy.


Seems a bit of a shame that the route this race takes means you cant see any of the surrounding views as the trail is tree lined.