Time/Position: 25.00 (23rd from 488 [1st V55])
Having won my category at age 40, 45 and 50 (five or six in all) I was keen to try to add a V55 win at this, one of my favourite races and an event that means a lot to me. Always really enjoyable, a great family outing and a brilliant way to start Boxing Day. I've done it almost every year since 2009 or so: and today's conditions were up there with the best, cold and frosty but luckily mostly ice-free. I started off too fast for the Roodee lap and started to struggle as we climbed onto the walls at Handbridge. A little later Jez flew past on the steps and I couldn't hang on to him on the gentle climb from the clock up to the tower. I love racing hard on the walls, and still think the current incarnation of the route is the best. I felt a bit sluggish throughout the walls section though, which was disappointing, getting slower each year, but I did win my category by over a minute. Morgan, Kate and Eve all enjoyed it, and the usual relaxing day followed.
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