Excuses, excuses, excuses.
I have loads of them for this one. In real life though I cannot complain it was a fair result in the end; 10th position, and if I could have been arsed to do another lap it could have been 8th. I really did not have the verve to even try though.
Excuse 1
I had a weird run up to the event, I missed a cross race and the following week I broke my rear mech before the start so missed another round. I know it shouldn't, but things can start to nark you after a while.
Excuse 2
My wife has changed her job and this is not a moan but it meant that I had to step up the dad duties, which is no bad thing. It just affected my riding and I felt I had missed out.
Excuse 3
I just felt crap!! I had mouth ulcers, felt tired and if Jon had said he could not go I would have thanked him and stayed in bed (I am glad I rode the event though).
Excuse 4
I crashed early in the race which knocked me back (I landed on the stem with my soft parts!) I just could not get back to the group Jon was in.
So there we go.... plenty of excuses
Still a great event though, the course was tough and if I wasn't such a mardy arse I could have done better..........................................................
Thetford
