Going Really Long!

Monday 14 June 2010

A truly Epic Day

From Fort William to Glasgow through the spectacular Glen Coe range, skirting Loch Lomond in glorious sunshine. The last 25 miles were brutal with lots of climbs and very poor road surfaces. Dave and I have always planned to ride an extra 5 miles to take us over the 1,000 for the trip as re-routing has meant the total is officially 995. What we hadn't intended doing was riding those extra on the toughest day of the trip with 129 miles and 10,000 feet of climbing ... However, and you perhaps can guess where this is going ... one sign wasn't visible and we, along with a number of others, added 5 miles to the route! So today's stats are as follows - 134 miles, average watts 128 watts, average speed 16.2 mph and average heart rate of 133 bpm. The event is a massive logistical feat and things are coming a little undone at the seams now three days in ... The laundry service was a disaster, mine was unwashed and Dave's partially disappeared, others completely vanished, end result I wore a lesser pair of shorts this morning, 134 miles in lesser shorts has it's consequences, LOL! There were rather a lot of poorly people (for those from my IM circle - probably don't need to say any more!) at the end of today's stage which I think is stretching their resources to the limit; with no screening in place on entering the event there are a number of people who really shouldn't be attempting this ride. Tomorrow is another huge leg taking us from Glasgow to Ullswater as we leave Scotland and enter England, some 130 miles again ... fingers crossed. Grok on :-)

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