Reindeer romp 2

This race was actually on Thursday 25Th June and the weather was hot that week and i was in two minds weather or not to do it due to the fact i had raced Tuesday night at mean wood in the Yorkshire vets race and not sleeping too well due to the hot weather , as I'm sure was the same for everyone, i just felt so tired and running was the last thing i wanted to do , a bit of sunbathing was more like it but as i had cajoled a few more ladies into having a go i thought perhaps i should go and do the race, another dilemma was what footwear should i use (fell or road shoes) even though it had been dry it can still be muddy in the wooded section (it wasn't) but it was overgrown in the farmers field , as per usual i set off far too fast down the hill and as we got to the lane before the field i was knackered , i can normally keep up the momentum but not tonight as we got to the wooded section I'd had enough and walked a few yards until i realised who was just behind me , i managed to muster up some strength to run up on the bit of road section with a left turn onto the track up the steep hill we came down at the start i knew i had to try and keep going , but oh no i was getting slower and slower so i gave it up and walked yet again (not like me) as we neared the top a friend from long wood shouted in a nice way to get a move on and that i could catch the lady in front of me , i don't know where it came from but i did as i was told and charged in ahead of that lady, finishing in 24.45 38 seconds slower than the previous race , perhaps if I'd not stopped twice i could have been quicker than last time.