You should have seen the grimace on my face for the previous 15 minutes before that photo was taken, which thanks to James Bodel's discretion wasn't shown. That was a fierce race and then after all the hardship to finish with a sprint. Apologies Martin for taking advantage of your calf muscle injury

. I have to say James's photos were superb and he was like the guys at the finish line in the Formula One with the placards showing all the info on the lap times, positions, pit times and time to make up. Great turnout from the club for such a difficult race and thanks to Siobhan and all the kids for the much needed support as usual. It was brutal but we tamed the 'Beast'

. But what about that winning time from Colm Turner, who broke the previous best time by a whole 5 minutes and 26 seconds, just incredible. PS: And for those who've forgotten already, Tom Hogan had the same run time as this guy in Carrick, scary stuff.