The weather was gentler this week but only a little - there was a strong wind and a flurry of snow as we climbed Titterstone Clee but on such a short run the conditions didn't seem to cause much of a problem for the competitors. It must have been tougher for the marshals on the top and at the start/finish area. I was able to count the runners ahead of me as they descended from the trig point, this being an out and back course, so I knew that I had to make up two or three places on the downhill to make the top half. I took one almost immediately after the turn and set my sights on a group of four, two or three hundred metres away but unfortunately, try as I might, I could make no impression on them.
Kath set off from the village hall with the camera before the start with the intention of short-cutting on to the course but we had both misplaced the hall on the map and by the time she had corrected the error, the race was well under way. She took a couple of snaps of the hill and, realising that she must have missed the race, made her way back towards the car park. A better result for Kath than for me today - recognising a navigational error and calmly relocating in very poor conditions is a satisfying skill to have.
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| Titterstone Clee Hill |
Results: 31st/59 27:35
Distance: 4.1km/2.5 miles Climb: 229m/751ft
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