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Taking baby steps in early British Champs

The British Champs, already! Before I even left Norway it was clear that my pre-season goal of a top 2 place would be way out of reach. It wasnt clear just how bad the results would be. Seb Coe once said things are rarely as good or bad as they…
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seem so I just tried to stay positive and think about little race processes and hope my knee would survive.Sunday 3rd May: British Long Champs. Things were as bad as they seemed! In fact they were worse. I finished 6th after a fairly solid technical race. What now?.. Keep it in perspective. Be patient.routegadget part 1routegadget part 2 (course 3 = W21E).The next day I wasnt so depressed, the long race didnt take much out of me and my knee was fine. I did a hill session Monday morning and felt great, perhaps I should have traveled 24hrs earlier? I…

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