Time/Position: 17.55 (130 from 533)
It must be 20 years since I last did Christleton, and this was intended as a pressure-free sharpener in advance of the new age category. The basic plan was to get as close as possible to 18 minutes, so I was very pleased to go under, albeit only by a few seconds. I went off hard, which is inevitable in a hyper competitive field. Very crowded initially, and it did all bring back vague memories. It is one and a half laps on closed roads round the village, slightly reminiscent of Nos Galan in the sense that there's a good atmosphere on the double loop through the village itself, and no traffic. Like Mid-Cheshire and Capenhurst, this race attracts an extremely competitive field from far and wide. I couldn't hold the early pace but did manage to retain a reasonable momentum on the slight gradient back into the finish at the school. Another beautiful warm and sunny evening.
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