Running25:48 3.99 km (6:28 / km) +48m6:06 / km ahr:111 max:159 shoes: Grey Zinal 2
Running1:05:19 15.94 km (4:06 / km) +927m3:11 / km ahr:167 max:178 shoes: Grey Zinal 2
Inter Counties / Euro Trials Up & Down - 1st I started with more control than Friday, making my way through the pack in the first 1 km. I was in a good rhythm when I hit the front and kept my foot on the gas a little. I pulled away with Robbie, then he dropped back by 10 m or so and I summited Latrigg with a small gap.
I tried to relax on the next undulating section, with Robbie and Joe in hot pursuit. I still had a small gap when we hit the bottom of the steep, grassy bank up Lonscale but this soon disappeared. Robbie and Joe ran every step here - I did not. They pulled out a bit of a lead, with Joe gapping Robbie near the top, but when it levelled off I could still run well. It stayed the same up to Little Man, with Joe summiting about 10 s ahead of Robbie, then another 10 s back to me.
I was mainly concerned with the chasers at this point but the out and back showed that we had a good gap behind. I threw myself down the first bit of descent, catching Robbie on the steep section off Little Man. This gave me a good confidence boost. I caught and passed Joe on the steep part of the Skiddaw track and from there it was just about running as hard as I could on the shallower grades. I had a look when we hit the road into Keswick, thinking I had a decent gap, but they were both still right behind and I had to muster a jelly legged hard last 400 m into Fitz park.