Yesterday I completed the Goodwood Roller Marathon - 11 laps of the Goodwood Motor Racing circuit 26.62 miles.  After this weeks really bad weather we were glad that it was dry.  The strong wind didn’t help much, especially as it was blowing straight down the hill!

Zach and his cousin Matthew took part in the Mini race of 4.84 miles, which they completed in style.  Along with some blisters…

For me this was the first race that I have ever skated and having entered only two weeks ago there had been little opportunity to train for it.  The goal was to complete the course in about 1 hour 40 min and finish in the top 30 (out of 312 racers)

Completing the race in 1 hour and 54 min and finishing 32nd I was really please.  I learnt a lot about skating in a group or line and realise just how much faster you can go when working with others.

I am looking forward to the 2009 event and hope to be in a position to put some training in before the race!