Time/Position: 34.54 (63rd from 131 [3rd V55])
A double-header race weekend, and having missed the first XC league fixture I felt obliged to turn out for this one. I enjoyed this course last time I did it, a nice blend of sharp hills and long runnable sections, and did so again today. My tactics were to go out hard on the first lap and then knock it back for the last two. This worked to an extent, and in fact my first lap was a few seconds inside my best from two years ago (second on the Strava age group leaderboard). It was a beautiful Autumn day with sea views and colourful leaves. After the first lap, I struggled to maintain any kind of pace and finished miles down the field (and only third V55 after winning it last season!) but at least I felt I had saved a bit of energy for tomorrow's border league fixture and my deformed heel felt OK.
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