Recent (or not-so recent) results

It's been quite some time since I last wrote an update, so I shall try and fill you in as best I can!

Fred Whitton: (it has been a long time since I last posted!)
For my first time doing the Whitton, I was really pleased with my performance. 20th overall was way beyond what I had expected, and my target time of 7hours was well destroyed with the 6.23.40 that i managed. It was a hard day; yes, but I will definately be back next year as long as other racing compitment don't clash, this time with a target of top 15 (fingers crossed).

National 10:
With a round trip of over 12hours, the national 10 was always going to be a tough one. I wasn't expecting much, as I tend to go better over the longer distances, but set off with the intension of a new personal best and a sub. 23min time. The day was excelent. It had rained during the morning, but by the time I started, the roads had dried out and it felt fast. VERY fast! i managed a time of 22.20, which gave me a new pb and a sub 23min time, so my targets where achieved. Job well done. However, it also placed me 2nd fastest 16year old which was a great bonus.

GHS district championship/qualifying:
The start sheet showed that to qualify, all i had to do was be the fastest 16year old, so I had intended on jsut doing that as I had the National 25 the following day. After warming-up and getting to the start line I suddenly realised... "I won this overall last year. I can't give up my title!" So the plan changed. All out, and win. This i achieved, with a time of 18.03 for the 8.5mile course. Another medal and more KMB publicity.

National 25:
The national 25 was held near Peterbrough this year, on a rounderbout infested course (17 in total) covering two laps, with another two short sections added for the start and finish. I was seaded 4th fastest and was off in the 2min seperated group of riders. This made me rather nervous as I'd never been in this position before for a National event! I didn't have the best of days, my legs feeling unable to push as hard as i wanted them too, but I still won the 16year old catagory. The moral was high after yesterday which helped a lot, and I just kept going, crossing the line dissapointed with the time, yet pleased with another win.

Inbetween these bigger races, I've been doing the usual time trials with VC Cumbria. I managed a new PB for 25miles, with a 58.19, knocking another 31 seconds off on a horrible, windy night so things are looking good. Last tuesday, I set another PB for the bass lake circuit with a 38.01 placing me 4th fastest on the night. Overall, I am currently 3rd in the league!

As of tomorrow, I am off to a 3day race near Preston, so I'll try to get my "other" racing legs back into action on the twisy circuits. More of a training race than a goal, but I'll see how I get on and get a report in, Hopefully sooner than this one was!