Race 14: Mr Sparkle's Dark Un

After a break of nearly three weeks since my last race I expected to be feeling fresh for this, my first ever night time fell race. I have plenty of experience of training in the dark and I know the route over Darwen Moors very well but I still had to work hard to get round in a respectable position. The downhill start is hard and fast but I settled in after that and kept up a steady effort all the way round, making up just one position on the downhill section approaching the finish. Satisfied with the result but feeling more tired than I had hoped.

The start in Roddlesworth Woods.
Kath put the camera away after that because it was just
too cold to expect fingers to work the shutter button.

Results: 30th/62  43:31
Distance: 8.1km/5 miles Climb: 214m/702ft