A big loop from home to attempt 2 strava segment CR retrievals. 2 CRs!!: Ravenstone - Heather, after a 3.8M run out there; into a slight headwind, with 77 ft of climbing (4 climbs including 1 50 foot climb in one go), 9 mins 41 secs @ 5:47/mi pace, 32 secs ahead of the time Aidan Blythe set 4 days ago when he took my previous CR, 50 secs ahead of my previous best, and former CR, set 23/3/18, 1 min 24 secs ahead of William Neil's original 2014 CR, now 3rd, 1 min 36 ahead of Alex Bath in 4th, 2 mins 1 sec Josh Cain in 5th, 2 mins 30 Ryan/Mark Perry in joint-7th, 2 mins 47 secs ahead of 10th of 64. Hermitage road trail gate to gate, 1 min 29 secs, on 2nd effort of the session, off-road, @ 5:03/mi pace, 11 secs ahead of the time Gareth Shilton set 5 days ago when he took my previous CR, 33 ahead of Gaynor in 3rd, 37 secs ahead of my previous best, and former CR, set 1/9/14, 38 ahead of Pete A in 4th, 45 ahead of 10th of 86.
945 strava CRs held - an all-time high.
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