As you can guess it was pretty wet for the 100 champs. Most of it was ridden in torrential rain. However, I remembered my 'O Level' Geography which was that the centre of a storm is often very calm and there was little or no wind. My prime objective was not to waste energy keeping myself warm so I dressed for a winter club run. Over shoes, calf guards, neoprene gloves and 5 layers including my race cape! This did the trick despite giving me the appearance of a Michelin man. I did 4:33:12 which was slightly off my target of 4:30 but very pleased nevertheless.
Joe was having none of this and he rode in his skinsuit and did a 3:52:58, which I suspect may be a club record. The event was won with a 3:42 which is the approx equivalent of riding 4 x 56 minute 25's back to back!
