I headed out this morning with the intention of having a go at the FKT. Starting at Banbury as previous FKTs have. Straight away I knew it would be a tough ask with the conditions of the towpath. At around 4 miles the path was flooded and water was flowing at some rate from the fields across the path and in to the canal. Same again at 6 miles. I had no traction which was zapping my energy until I reached Heyford where the ground dried up and I had some easier running for a few miles before getting back to the slip and slide past kirtlington until I got to Kidlington where the running got a bit easier till the end. It was a game of make progress where I can, stay on my feet and don’t fall in the drink. I emptied the tank from Kidlington with the aim of taking as much time off the original FKT as possible. 23 minutes was a nice chunk to take off. Could’ve been a lot more in Spring.
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Route variation
Standard route
Multi-sport
No
Para athlete
No
Gender category
Male
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Finish date
Total time
3h
34m
52s
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