Astonishing numbers turned up to start this season’s first handicap race in the worst weather of the year (so far!). I didn’t really expect more than a dozen hardy souls (betting on four being of the Baugh persuasion) and was even more surprised to catch a first glimpse of the bionic version of Duncan. Only a glimpse, mind, because having expected him to be completely crocked and out of condition post-operatively, he had a fairly generous starting time. Shades of the past then as he not only missed that start – setting off about a minute late – but he cruised through and finished well clear and untroubled. No more leeway for the Duncan in this handicap system! Alternative Fact.
……………………………..Finishing time…..Actual time
1st Duncan……………..10.36.23am…………25m00 (roughly)
2nd Tony W……………10.36.47am…………20m47 (accurate)
3rd Tony B…………………36.59………………22m59
4th David B………………..37.11……………….21m41
5th Sioned………………….37.15……………….27m15 (approx)
6th Gerwyn………………..37.46……………….23m30 (approx)
7th Ceri B…………………..37.52……………….23m52 (accurate)
8th Dan…………………….37.56………………..21m56
9th Vic………………………37.58………………..21m58
10th Jon……………………38.00……………….27m00
11th Anwen……………….38.18………………..28m18 (approx)
12th Victoria……………..38.20……………….24m50
13th Elen…………………..38.29……………….26m59
14th Menai………………..38.58……………….28m58
15th Llyr……………………39.10……………….26m40
16th Katy B………………..39.16……………….27m16 (approx)
17th Fred…………………..39.20……………….25m20
18th Gwennan……………39.29……………….31m59
19th Ian…………………….39.33……………….27m03
20th Rob G……………….39.44………………..29m14
21st Roger…………………39.56………………..31m56
22nd Bethan……………..40.11…………………29m11
23rd Bronwen…………….40.52……………….38m52
24th Ruth………………….40.57………………..36m30 (approx)
25th Diane…………………41.08………………..39m08
The missing number 8 seems to have been just a miscount. My memory is that Dan was just in front of Vic? Very good run by Gerwyn after being set off over a minute late. The start was indeed a bit of a shambles. Katy was pondering the bottom of the stream when her name was called – but this might genuinely have been the first time that Elen was faster than her sister. Never mind, Katy – I might have been running too (and I do note your 23m31 Parkrun yesterday). In the conditions Tony W ran a brilliant race and might well get under 19 minutes by mid-summer. David B ran sub 20 yesterday in the parkrun and this was even better! Sioned was another late starter motoring through – with almost the same time as Jon who had possibly his best performance ever.
Next race TUESDAY evening April 11th at 6.30pm
