00:00Well James congratulations on winning the Highland Cross for the first time.
00:03First time, I'll be back.
00:04Did you expect to win it?
00:06No not at all, I've been trying a lot on the run, I've been training my running a lot more
00:10than I have
00:10the cycling so I made up a bit of time on the run this year compared to my previous years
00:14and
00:14then the cycling was a bit more comfortable for me in the run so it was really enjoyable.
00:19And even more impressive you've managed to win it after having a wee accident.
00:22Yeah I decked it after about six miles coming down the hills which was a bit of a sore one
00:26so
00:26I was in I think third place on the run and decked it and then dropped my way back
00:30and then I kind of managed to do okay and come back on the bike a bit.
00:34Did that stop momentum for a while?
00:36Yeah it did, it was a bit of pain then obviously adrenaline kicked in and actually I thought a
00:39little bit about my kids, my kids were cheering me on at home so I thought about them to get
00:42me through.
00:43So you got into the bike and are you more of a cyclist than everyone?
00:47Yeah I am, I used to cycle a lot so I came to running quickly on and managed to survive
00:52the bike
00:52shall we say with another couple of guys and then three of us kind of came across the line
00:56very close together.
00:58When did you get into the lead?
01:00Right at the end, the three of us were there for most of the cycle together
01:03and then I came up at the Strait of Ebuley, that was me.
01:09What does this win mean for you?
01:10It means a lot, I've tried for four years to try and do quite well.
01:14I race a lot of triathlons and duathlons but this is one of the more grueling events so
01:18it's very well known and it's very well respected and I love the kind of community feel to it so
01:22it means a lot.
01:23Excellent, and yeah I know you've just won it a bit. Any plans to come back and maybe defend your
01:28title?
01:28I'd love to yeah, it's different every year, you get a different show of people every year.
01:32A couple of years ago when I did there were some exceptionally fast people
01:35so you never know. It's always nice to race against the best people so hopefully we'll come back and try
01:39and defend it.
01:40There are some cool things, and I don't think you might be...
01:40Here's the one.
01:40Hotel Mayor's visit to her.
01:40To live there is a good thing.
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