A short break was followed by a Mass Start.  One person head-to-head race around a cunningly gaffled course. The start immediately threw the athletes into a labyrinth of angular residential blocks, on a decent slope, with an immediate butterfly loop. The combination of individual decision making when literally all in a tight bunch and a butterfly before much time for settling into the map put the athletes under the sort of pressure that major competitions bring.

The weekend gave athletes a great opportunity to train intensely, discuss issues in one-to-one sessions with coaches, and of course meet up with their squad colleagues and compare revision/Uni/social plans - reinforces the strengths of these developing athletes.

There were no injuries beyond a few grazes but a few embarrassed faces as one of the squad apparently does not know that 'Woking' and 'Dorking' are not the same place and had a quick relocation courtesy of Southern Rail, and four young ladies who had to be released by site security from the wrong university building looking for their cloakroom.

Thanks must go to Paul Murgatroyd and Mark Nixon who organised, again, an excellent set of activities, venues, and technical sessions and to the volunteer coaches, Zoe Harding, Rona Lindsay, Anwen Darlington, Tom Bray who gave up their weekends.