The Handicap race at Thirsk (Harrogate League)

I got down to Thirsk with plenty of time before the race, so I got changed at the Athletics club and had a jog down to the start which was was on the flat I knew my start time and got in line so I didn’t miss my start time. David Reed was setting people off and I got started and set off at a very good pace catching a few people up you had start before me, I got a little rest between some of the kissing gates, the next bit of the race which ran down the A168 which seemed to go on for ever I caught up with most of the runners that started before me so I thought I was in the top 5 but when I saw a marshall and was informed that I was 3^rd so just tried to keep that pace up back to the finish then this Ilkey runner was catching me up and sat on my shoulder alway the back to the finish and I put a mad sprint on the at the end and came 3^rd in the handicap race which I was so over the mood that I won something for the first time in 7 years of running.