Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Windy Winter Watford Winners

Only 5 athletes braved the freezing temperatures to compete at Watford. Not only was it cold, but a freezing wind made it a lot worse. Numbers were depleted due to several injuries. Rob Hoodless and Rachel Baker took the honours virtually unchallenged. Rob was a clear 6 minutes ahead in the mens race and Rachel was well ahead of Claire. Steve Alden took second but was below par with a probable virus, and Matt Record was less than a minute behind him, probably not realising just how close he was! Claire Cresswell took second place in the girls race, with another gritty performance in demanding conditions.

Men (Overall winner 68.18, V40 70.48)
Robert Hoodless 1h30m26s – 32.40%(V27.73%) 10pts
Steve Alden 1h36m39s – 41.51%(V36.51%) 9pts
Matt Record 1h37m27s – 42.68% 8pts

Women (Overall winner 77.09)
1.Rachel Baker 1h45m35s – 36.85% 10pts
2.Claire Cresswell 2h26m15s – 89.57% 9pts