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Hi,

A disappointing result in the National 10 yesterday, I came 4th with a time of 23:00 to Katie Colclough (22:10) Corrine Hall (22:36) and Hannah Barnes (22:43) 
I had hoped to at least medal in this, so to come 4th was a huge disappointment, especially as it was a selection race for the European Time Trial. However, I simply wasn’t good enough on the day.

I’ve got a few days off my bike now, so I can enjoy doing normal things like shopping and going out and then come back off my break refreshed and ready to start putting the hours in again! 

My next race is a Womens National Series race early June and the next main target is the National Womens Circuit Race Champs on the 22nd…hopefully next time I’ll have some better news!

Hannah x

This week has been a fairly quiet week training-wise. I got back from Italy on Sunday where I’d been competing in a stage race. It was pretty hilly with lots of steep twisting descents but it was a good learning experience and GB’s climber, Katie Colclough finished 3rd overall so it was a good result for the team! This week I’ve been mad revising for exams, so have been doing quality work, but not quantity. Its been mostly sessions on the turbo or rollers and gym sessions at Leeds Met. (I got new PB’s in the snatch and dumbell press!) The turbo and rollers are quite hard mentally as there isn’t the enjoyment of going out on a ride but its a good way to sharpen up for competition, especially time trialling. I also did a 10 mile time trial on Wednesday night down at Kildwick nr Skipton which went well…good preparation for the National 10 mile tt Champs down in Portsmouth next weekend …will let you know how that goes! Hannah x