Deciding to do the XC series was the hard bit, I'd thought, namely stepping up and getting back into club competition. But then the day before I realised I didn't actually have my club vest. A text to Pete to ask if he had a vest I could borrow. He said 'yes, but...' People you know cheer your name. 'Well done Rich'...but people I don't know were positively screaming 'c'mon Pete...looking great Pete...keep that pace Pete...catch him Pete' each and every lap to the point I was convinced the guy I was battling with was called Pete...except it turns out his name is Dave.
