Day 3 of The Tour was a 4.4 mile, 2 lap course around Campbell Park where the first mile is all downhill, followed by a steady slog back up to the start/finish on each lap. The swirling wind made the long uphill stretch particularly challenging in places.

 

Four LBAC athletes took part. First to run was Richard Inchley, who was absent on the actual night of the race as he'd decided it would be more fun watching England's finest footballers instead. For the record, Richard's performance was much more impressive, it is never easy 'racing' on your own but he still knocked a minute of his time from last year to finish in 34:48, which ultimately put him in 52nd position and moved him up two places in the overall standings to 40th.

 

n the main race itself, Pete Mackrell used his long legs to good effect on the downhill start and momentarily held the race lead before quickly slipping down to 4th, the position he held all the way to the finish to clock 25:40 and maintain his 4th position in the overall standings. Chris Norman continued his recent fine form by finishing in 26:49, knocking over 1:30 from his time the previous year. His 10th place finish in the race kept him in 7th overall, but just six seconds ahead of the person in 8th. Alex Britt finished 42nd in 32.01 and maintained his 31st place in the overall standings.

 

3 races down, 3 to go!