Well, Mick W was indeed fired up after the debacle of being
directed off course in his last off-road duathlon.
On Saturday 5th November, he returned for a
second attempt at the cross-duathlon scene and this time not only stayed on
course but smashed it. The event was held at the splendid Sherwood Pines venue
and comprised a dry and fast 5K run, 20K bike and 3.6K run combination.
Mick clocked a very competitive 19 minute opening 5K run,
absolutely hammered the bike leg, and then held on for a super-impressive 7th
overall position (actually, he was 6th individual overall as one
relay team featured ahead of him).
Cross duathlons are probably Mick’s strongest event. He’s very
much at home on the rough stuff and such are his bike handling skills he can
even find time for a casual smile at photographers!
