Good news everyone; I've just had a great TT and that was after staying up late last night and eating a large bar of dairy milk with crunchie. UI can therefore only conclude that these are beneficial for performance!
We'll ingore the good warm up I had for a change!
Hmmm..
Up till 3 yesterday finishing off a grant application, then up at 7 as per usual. Up till 2 finishing an assignment today, up at 7.30. Not the best prep.
Going over tomorrows conference presentation with a student. She brought in a big bag of nice chocolates.
Out to the TT. Feeling tired. Early off (3 - the other David Martin was off at 1 - there is a third who is faster than both of us in Glasgow) which meant I hadn't got time for a proper warm up.
Mistimed my arrival at the start, rolled up just after the previous guy left.
30 secs. The holderupper's mobile rings so he decides that is more important than a decent start. Stand in holderupper appears but being a wee bit flustered I forget to reset my speedo (for distance) and don't notice that I have not clipped in properly.
Poor start. Spend the first two miles seriously contemplating turning round and going home. It gets better as I settle into it.
Turn, still feeling rubbish. Finish in 28.34 and am disappointed knowing I should have done significantly better.
However, it is my second fastest time this year, and the fastest on that course, 40+ secs of a month ago so I suppose I should be pleased.
Then had to get the tea and cakes out when I got back to the hall, and discovered I got beaten by a youth B for 11 secs (he took 2 mins off his time of a month ago).
Fastest on the night 22.11
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