This weekend was my 5th consecutive race and I was hoping that my racing experience was starting to pile up. These inter-counties were pretty much selections for english schools and they had already selected the top 4 from two weeks ago, so all I had to do was get into the top 4 in Kent, simples... okay not quite that simple, considering I came 10th in the race two weeks ago. I made my pasta as normal, however I definitely did something wrong while cooking it this time, as it just wasn't as good as normal. After finishing all my little snacks and additions to my meal, I went to the relaxation of my bed, and got an early night in. When we arrived, I was pretty quick to get to the sweatshirt and vest shop because this was my first time representing Kent and it is fair to say I was pretty excited about getting the sweatshirt with KENT on. We were racing at Brands Hatch, which for once I had already raced at (last month for Kent XC Champs, which hadn't gone quite so well, so I was keen to improve on that). The one bonus I had in this race was, that I didn't have any pressure on me. As in I wasn't expected to get in the top 4 of Kent, but I did have the pressure of myself on me, just wanting to give it my best shot and to be honest I wanted to get into that top 4, a lot. The gun went, and I charged out of Kent's pen quickly, however I was clumsy enough to catch my finger on my number, then it started bleeding, which was a bit of a nightmare as I had to concentrate on my hand which now had blood all over it and trying to race. I quickly pushed my thoughts of my finger to the side and concentrated on my game plan. I found myself hanging onto a string of Kent runners and I felt like I was struggling to keep up, so I just pushed and tried my best to stick with them. We got to the bottom of the long hill to the finish and I could still see lots of girls in front of me, so I decided I was just going to give it my best shot up the hill. I managed to actually run up the hill, what seemed at a reasonable pace and I came across the finish line pretty tired, but more importantly in 18th place and 5th Kent girl, and I was happy with this, because I have had a few not so great races recently and it was nice to finish my 5 weekend streak of races with a good one. We were sure to take lots of photos after the race (not to mention the other 100 which I missed because I was on my cool down... oops). Overall I had a great day and now I am sitting at home and am still wearing my new sweatshirt, which I am very happy with! I have the next weekend off racing and the week after I am in Boston, USA on a science trip, but I will be sure to be running around touring the parks of the area. I also just need to wait for the confirmation of the teams for english schools and fingers crossed I should be the 1st reserve. I hope all you who were racing this weekend, whether it was inter-counties, BUCs or anything else, that they all went well for you. I now have a relaxed weekend planned, as I have managed to get all my homework down for the weekend!
G x
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