Rain, Snow, & One Eyed Racing!...
With the
first round of the National Series not so far away, it was time for a practice
race to get my head in the game.
Driving
there was an experience to say the least! Constant changes in weather
conditions was unreal..thick snow, rain and a bit of sun all in the space of a
couple of hours.
0˚c was the
temperature when I arrived; a lot chillier then when I left Plymouth at 6.30am.
Most of my
warm up was spent sitting in the car with the heater on full blast; not what I
typically do before a race! With 10mins to go I had to get out on the bike to
‘acclimatise’ to the coldness. Was I brave to wear just a skinsuit!?...No! Gillet
and arm warmers it was, over the top.
The start
was neutralised for the first few minutes before it kicked off..which gave me
some more time to warm the legs up! Us ladies only had 2 laps…but it was an
epic 2 laps.
I spent
atleast ¾ of the race with only one eye open..my poor left eye was bearing the
brunt of so much mud flying in it, there was no point in keeping it open! Apart
from that it was a great fun race..I even won it, so that put a huge smile on
my face.
Thanks to
everyone at Off Camber for organising the race, even though it was a very cold
and wet day.
Next week,
first round of the National Series at Sherwood!!
Carla J
