Good Work at Goodwood#

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:00:00 +0000

Been slack about updating this diary lately; sorry. Goodwood Roller Marathon was the usual mixture of speed and recreational skaters - many doing it for charity. The former category was dominated quite heavily by LSST people, to the extent in fact that the lead pack was mostly a team pack with a few other people who we gradually shook off one by one. Was fun.

Last year Goodwood was my first ever marathon: I don't think there's anthing actually meaningful about comparing my performance between last year and this, but the thought that I've gone from 2:01 to 1:25 (and fourth place) gives me some sense of satisfaction that I've got something right this year. I don't need to count my own laps any more :-)

Goodwood this year was organised by the Camberley Skaters for the first time: despite including such must-have features as chip timing and online registration that previous years didn't have, the event still had the same relaxed and informal air about it as last year's. I'd still recommend it to anyone as a first UK marathon or social marathon. Very impressed.