The course is, as said before, pretty challenging! Some scarey terrain underfoot, easy to stumble and fall. I'm not quite sure which was worse: stomping up the mountains or trying not to slip on the way down on the other side. Flat seemed to mean gnarly or rocky, all of which demanding concentration. There were a few tarmac areas... Somehow they are not standing out in my memory.
It seems to be slightly longer than the 55k, we came in at 36.1 miles apparently : certainly value for money with this event. An accumulative 7,000 ft ascent, incorporating three beautiful mountain passes.
I finished in 10.35, which put me at a 226 position out of 311 finishers. I'm sure this is nothing to write home about to anyone else, but I was chuffed. I managed to finish the route still trotting and listening to interesting stories from another runner, : the best way to get in. Fab.
