RUST magazine: Rust#15

Long Termers
From there it was a simple run to the end.
We made the finish clean on time – and for us,
that was as good as a win.
Talking of ‘a win’, our huge losses on day one
dropped us right down the finishing order. Sure
enough I’d lost 20 minutes through my puncture
but Warren’s headlong charge to the finish –
burning every check on the way – had cost him a
lot more, some 38 in all. There’s irony there, my
poor preparation ended up costing Warren more
than it did me. Then on the second day, that loss
of energy in the morning again cost Warren dear,
losing too many seconds to me in the ‘cross test.
He gained some back in the last test, but not
enough. So in terms of the office grudge match
that’s 2-0 to me (oh yes!). And so the tortoise
really can beat the hare. In terms of the Welsh,
though, we weren’t winners, not by any stretch
of the imagination – we need to go back, better
results are needed…
WM: Looking back now I only have good
memories, even the bad ones are good. This is
why we do what we do. Not only for the good
times but for the challenge, the struggle, the
sense of accomplishment and I felt all of those.
Will I be back next year – you can bet on it...
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