YVAA Bingley
Tuesday 28th May - 7.30pm
Another warm night greeted the Vets' fixture at Bingley; this would mean the inevitable killer start would be tougher and also lot of midgies would be feasting on sweaty limbs in the field at the finish.
Again - like 2012 - I went off too fast even though I thought I'd paced better. I was blowing out before we got on the canal! Not much further on the Tonymator passed me and then Kieran from Kirkstall. The slog up to Shipley Glen was awful and I had no energy at all. I even walked for a bit. I soon got moving again and made some descent progress passing PP Nicola Bradford before the trail descent into Shipley Glen.
I could see Horsforth and Stainland ladies ahead as Kieran soon passed me on the steady climb out of the woods. The drag across the concrete slabs was not enjoyable and then the wee lad marshaling at the farm was something of a motivation.
I dragged my sorry erse across the penultimate field with rutted tracks and pushed on towards the fall down to the finish. A few Saltaire runners, a Stainland Lion and Kieran were all there first. I made a decision to fall fast then ease off towards the 90o turn right for the finish. I recognised I was passed a few and the gap to the right proved fruitful; I was only bettred here by the Stainland runner and managed to gain four places in the final field. Only if the other 5 miles had been as rewarding!
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