A new race to me and what a great route - I can't believe I've been missing out on this race for so long. The run out on the track is too runnable for me and I didn't feel I was doing too well by the time we got up to the fell gate at Dolphinsty. A couple more people got past me as I struggled up the final steep bit of climb but arriving at the snowy summit plateau into a bitterly cold wind I was in my element. I regained the places I had lost and got to the trig point in front of a small group confident that I would soon get away from them on the steep, rough, unmarked descent. The only people I could see in front were quite a distance away on the moor but I managed to pass a couple of them just before rejoining the track for the blast back in to the finish. 4th Vet 60 and top half overall.
Josh and I walked back over to the Fat Lamb Inn for soup and a pint and for Josh to collect his prize for second place, having arrived at the summit in first place but losing out to the eventual winner who was much more sure of the best line on the descent. Should've won Josh - that's a fantastic trophy! We ended up driving home in heavy snow with the traffic chaos of the weekend about to unfold. I walked the last mile up from the A590, having been dropped off, but Josh had to put his fell kit back on and run another 5 miles to get back to Kirkby.
Results: 38th/77 V60: 4th/14 Time: 57:52
Distance: 8km Climb: 427m
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| The start area |
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| The last bit of the way home |
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