I wasn’t the only one that was disappointed to hear that round seven of the SXC had been moved to Glentress instead of the original Aviemore venue. Of course, Andy Wardman had a few tricks up his sleeve, and produced what is easily the best Glentress course ever.
My race started off well, with me in fourth position at the end of the second lap. It was then tha the sore throat I’d had all weekend really started to kick in. I was having trouble breathing, so I slowed down a little, letting a few guys past, but still keeping a good position.
At the end of the fourth lap I stopped to put on arm warmers, as I was getting pretty cold. I wasn’t feeling any better, and pulled out at the end of the fourth lap.
So far I’ve had 3 days with some sort of dry-cold, it’s just irritating enough to distract from day-to-day tasks, and to stop me form training.
I was pretty disappointed with this, especially as it makes my record of Glentress races look even worse:
- 2002 (Junior) – Third behind the Wardells.
- 2003 (Junior) – Drifted both wheels a bit too much on (the old) Spooky Wood. Went from 2nd place to a DNF with a broken rear mech.
- 2005 (Expert) – Broken pedal on first lap. DNF.
- 2006 – Crashed on the rocky steps going into the Pennyls Vennyl race link. Did another two laps before a prostate pain became agony. DNF.
2007 – See this post.
Maybe next year…
