Second in the County Championships

Set off for Pompey at 8.15 this morning so I could register an hour before the race. Not the best time of the day for hurdling, but the sun was out and there was no wind, so ideal conditions.
Four in the field, I had 21 years on the youngest and I'm guessing 15 on average. Drew lane 4, my favourite and had two quick guys inside and the slowest outside.
Finished in 60.0 (exactly the same as last week), second to Peter Irvine from the Channel Islands who won in under 54 seconds (as he has done for the past few years)

Set off very quickly and took the first 2 hurdles very well, stuttered a bit over 3 and 4, but overall felt good to 5. 6/7/8 were very poor and I was nearly overtaken at 8, but unluckily for him he clipped 7 and then fell over 8 effectively taking him out of the race.
Once I was over 8 I took 9 and 10 fairly easily, without really attacking them. Pity as I felt strong in the run in and should have dipped under 60.
The medal standards in the Counties are very tight - you need to run sub 57 to get a bronze. So despite finishing 2nd I didn't get a medal. Which is fair enough, I've always believed if a medal is worth having it has to be earned.