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)
Pos. on
Pos
No
Name
Club
Time
Cat
Vets Std
.+ / -
Vets Std
1
9
Simon Cannings
TeamMK
22.54
V40
25.30
.+2.36
1
2
8
Lindz Barral
i-teamCC
23.54
S
3
5
Phil Melling
TeamMK
24.22
S
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
7
7
John Buchanan
TeamMK
27.00
V40
25.30
.-1.30
7
8
2
Yvonne Gurney
Baines Racing
27.48
SL
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
12
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:-
1
13
Dave Carrington
TeamMK
30.22
V45
Time keeper:- Tony Farmborough NBRC
Pusher off:- Bryan Scarborough NBRC
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)