PW’s last words on leaving the previous day’s event was ‘at least that lessens the odds on me puncturing tomorrow’. Moron. This time he punctured on 49 miles. At the time he was looking at the very unlikely possibility of a PB. Doing the last mile on a flat back tyre he clocked 2:09:52, 77 seconds down. Despite this, he was delighted with his time although yet another visit to the osteopath is required.