Masters Race

35 degrees today, racing at 2.30 in the afternoon, one hot race, sort of glad we're paddling on glacier melt. I had a great race, easing into it at the start but going full pelt by the 5 minute mark where you can make a difference through fitness and effort. I caught Yoda (yes, that's right, Yoda) before the half way mark and he graciously gave space for me to overtake, then I had a great run down Boom Alley, A lovely line down Les Moutons and adequate lines thereafter. I was still exhausted an hour after the run, but Robert Knebel got me by about 1.8 seconds in the end, with daylight third. So now we're square, but I don't think I'll be fronting up next time. Maybe 2016- but as a holiday?? Everyone had been telling me how fast Robert is at the moment, so I'm going to accept the inference from that. By the way, we beat the 35-40 year olds, so a pretty good day for the old fellas.