This event was the first in the 2011 series of North Bucks club events, and followed a period of injury and ill-health on my part: beginning with a spectacularly painful back injury (which led on to sciatica) and followed by a cold for most of the week prior to the event. This has been particularly disappointing, since all the signs were that my winter training had been going well as far as early February.It was with some trepidation, therefore, that I set out for the event, which was being held on the popular Astwood 10 mile 'sporting' course. There had been some discussion about whether the village hall had been hired: in the event, it turned out it hadn't, and a last minute booking enhanced the social aspects of the event. In fact, the morning proved quite mild, with overcast skies, with sunshine peeping through and a 13 mph SE wind.
The event itself was a bit of a struggle for me. I couldn't get particularly comfortable, nor could I bash out enough effort on the tougher uphill sections. I finished in 25:28, a rather disappointing time though not surprising given the last few weeks. Simon Cannings pulled off a long 22, which was pretty damned good for the time of year (he'd said before starting that he'd done masses of base training but little speed work and was unsure how he'd do - well I guess he answered his question!).
Result of the NBRC time trial 12/3/11 (Astwood, F5v/10 - including medium gear event)
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No |
Name |
Club |
Time |
Cat |
Vets Std |
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Vets Std |
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| 1 |
9 |
Simon Cannings |
TeamMK |
22.54 |
V40 |
25.30 |
.+2.36 |
1 |
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8 |
Lindz Barral |
i-teamCC |
23.54 |
S |
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| 3 |
5 |
Phil Melling |
TeamMK |
24.22 |
S |
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| 4 |
12 |
Richard Golding |
TeamMK |
25.20 |
V42 |
25.54 |
.+0.34 |
4 |
| 5 |
11 |
Robert Saunders |
NBRC |
25.28 |
V51 |
27.46 |
.+2.18 |
3 |
| 6 |
10 |
Ian Marshall |
TeamMK |
25.33 |
V42 |
25.54 |
.+0.21 |
5 |
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7 |
John Buchanan |
TeamMK |
27.00 |
V40 |
25.30 |
.-1.30 |
7 |
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2 |
Yvonne Gurney |
Baines Racing |
27.48 |
SL |
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| 9 |
4 |
Clive Faine |
TeamMK |
28.23 |
V64 |
30.45 |
.+2.22 |
2 |
| 10 |
1 |
Daren Haseldine |
TeamMK |
28.59 |
V44 |
26.18 |
.-2.41 |
8 |
| 11 |
3 |
Ian Stokes |
NBRC |
29.12 |
V51 |
27.46 |
.-1.26 |
6 |
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13 |
Dave Carrington |
TeamMK |
30.22 |
V45 |
26.30 |
.-3.52 |
10 |
| 13 |
6 |
Katherine Dilks |
TeamMK |
30.46 |
LV41 |
27.20 |
.-3.26 |
9 |
Winner of the NBRC 2011 Medium Gear Event is:-
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13 |
Dave Carrington |
TeamMK |
30.22 |
V45 |
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Time keeper:- Tony Farmborough NBRC
Pusher off:- Bryan Scarborough NBRC