I didn't race yet and decided to volunteer as "Finish Line" coordinator.
We went out there for 7:30 a.m. in order to build up all the kit required for such an event. The first race started at 9:00 a.m. The Elite Handicap race at 11:30. The weather condition was alternating between brisk and sunny to "armageddon like". To start with, a strong gust lifted the brand new London Dynamo gazebo off the ground and trashed it by tumbling it a few times over. Fortunately nobody was hurt.
The racers had a tough time, fighting the cold, the strong gusts and generally winter fatigue. Everyone still seems a bit in hibernation mode...nobody to blame.
