Drove to Ashby to attempt 5 strava segments, over a range of distances - including 1 CR-retrieval attempt. 2 CRs!!: Steps to Tap House, 1 min 52 secs, @ 5:25/mi pace, with 56 ft of climbing, made it hard for myself as you don't even have to bother with the initial climbing of the steps up from teh bypass - you can run straight on from the top of the bridge!!, 7 secs ahead of Chris Thurburn-Huelin's 2-year-old former joint-CR (with Ramzi) anyway, 8 ahead of Charlie Green in 4th, 13 ahead of simon ward in joint-9th of 309. Offroad Uphill to ByPass, 4 mins 47 secs, on the 5th effort of the session, with 39 ft of climbing, @ 6:49/mi pace, 31 secs ahead of Paul Lemmey, 42 George Loveday in 3rd, 43 Jamie Thompson in 4th, 55 Ian Bolton in 6th, 1 min 6 secs ahead of 10th of 108.
3rd-overall on Tap House to Beeches, 4 mins 47 secs (phone 4:46), @ 5:39/mi pace, with an early climb of 50 ft, on the 2nd effort of the session, 11 secs behind Marvin Ryan/Matt Poyntons's 7-year-old joint-CR, set in the 2013 Ashby 5, 2 ahead of Plummer in 4th, 16 ahead of Ramzi in 10th of 561. Joint-3rd-overall on Spring up the Avenue, 33 secs (phone said 31!!), with Alastair B/Pat, on the 3rd effort of the session, @ 4:12/mi pace, with 33 ft of climbing, allegedly 2 behind Andrew Stanley/Louis Barnes, 1 ahead of Mark Parker in joint-6th, 2 ahead of Tom Potter in 8th, 3 Ramzi in 9th, 4 Shaun Elliott in 10th of 90. Improved my now-2nd-then-3rd on top flat, 41 secs (phone said 40!!), on the 4th effort of the session, @ 4:12/mi pace, 1 sec behind the time Pat Horn set 24 days ago, when he took my former CR, subsequently equalled by Jamie Thompson 5 days ago, relegating me to 3rd, 2 secs ahead of my previous best, and former CR, set 2/4/19, 7 ahead of chris baxter in 4th, 11 Osian in joint-6th, 13 Matt Pleass in 8th, 14 ahead of Alastair B in 10th of 521.
Reporting 976 strava CRs held - but I would have thought it is at least 978 - will watch!
Amazing
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