There is no official length for an Olympic Bobsleigh Track, but the Sochi track was almost 2km long. Wilson's practice track is only about 20m so his time, although very fast, can not be officially ratified as a record, either World or Olympic… although he insists that this is a mere 'technicality' and his time of less than a minute should stand.
The exact time is not known because in the excitement of the finish Polly-B dropped the stopwatch. By the time she found it more than five minutes had elapsed, but everyone agreed that the time of the run was probably less than 60 seconds.
However, it is most certainly a Personal Best for Wilson, and also for Antony who had never done it before!
The finish, it must be said, did not go precisely to plan, but only W's pride was hurt when he fell off the bob, although he did bang his nose quite painfully on a tree trunk.
Antony was thrown clear and was caught, entirely uninjured though quite shaken, and was pleased to be re-united with a very anxious Tiny Toy.
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