The Road To Richmond - 2018

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I forgot to mention the Curious Incident of the Dog on the Towpath. I had noticed during training, and the race, that some dogs were unhappy with the costume. They would bark frantically at this strange beast, which might possibly be some sort of orange cow. This was best illustrated in the race at around 15 miles, where I got between a terrier (ahead of me) and his owner (behind). Every 50m or so he would stop, yap incessantly at me, and then run off ahead. It was clear that he was not prepared to pass me on the towpath to return to his owner. In my state there was no way I was going to step aside and encourage him through. I wasn't exactly moving fast, but it must have taken the best part of a mile for the owner to overtake me and get the little chap back on his lead.