We had a warm evening for this club '10' on the Astwood course. I was somewhat concerned by a hospital visit the day before, which preyed on my mind through this event.
The warmth was a bit oppressive, but the first section down to Chicheley and the first turn was fairly quick. Once round that turn, I found it a bit harder to keep the power up. Whether that was a lack of focus or the tail wind (or maybe both), I'm not sure. In any case I felt decidedly lacking.
At the end I forced my way up the final climb to finish in 24:08, somewhat of a poor result compared to recent outings.
Finishing
The full results can be seen at the NBRC website. I would return a few days later for an open '10', on a variant of this course, and again on the 25th as our scheduled Brogborough event was beset by roadworks.
Here are the data (click to enlarge).
