Now the weather's better its been great to clock up a good few miles on the road. The VC Norwich 50mile reliability ride provided a good workout and great to see so many people back on the road. People expect cycling in Norfolk to be easy but the winds you get in this flat landscape make it quite a work out. When battling the winds I sneakily made use of 2 big team mates, Murray and Simon for an effective wind break! Thanks guys.
Enjoyed another gruelling x-country race at Parliament hill last weekend for the Southern counties x-c champs. The course starts at the foot of the hill and doesnt get any easier (or flatter) throughout the 5k. Its a really muddy course so there's a lot of slips and falls. After the first 50m your spikes are so clogged up with mud, they make no difference. I started off fairly steady and was pretty near the back at the top of the first hill but just focused on technique and relentlessly picking people off. The last 200m were a tough fight with a very close bunch, I slipped on the mud and 6 girls flashed by and I didnt have the energy left to react. I came in 33rd which was my best performance after a disappointing start to the x-c season. My team, CONAC won the U17girls over all.
Unfortunately I got ill soon afterwards which meant not only could I not enjoy Hampstead Heath's tasty cafe's but I also had to miss out on going to the Anglian schools x-c champs.
Cant wait to get my new Orbea Opal bike out on the road, it such a beauty! Im off to a bike maintenance course to learn how to look after it properly.
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