I don’t know where to begin with this blog. I’m totally gutted about a race where I should and could have achieved so much more.

When I had finished I was embarrassed. Finishing meant nothing to me. My expectations on the day were not to win my age group – I always knew 12 months of training would not close the gap on the top guys – but I expected to be around them. With the numbers I had put out in training over the past year this was a real and achievable target.

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