Training Log Archive: Hanzie

...which we managed successfully! Took a round routechoice from 1 to 2 which resulted in almost 400m of climb in about 300m at the end of the leg (yes, we did take almost and hour and a half on that leg). Thankfully, it was mostly downhill after this and we overtook a fair few pairs who were definitely fitter than us but were shite at nav so were kinda darting sporadically when we caught them and then stopping to see where we were heading. Finished 11th only ~100mins behind the leaders so pretty chuffed with ourselves. Knees and L Achilles v swollen and struggling to walk but have 10 days off so will get some resting in for sure.

Day 1 of the Saunders
Had to contour a lot so ankles bent and toes blistered pretty early on. Got cut off twice by a couple of fallow deer leaping majestically uphill which was sooo cool (there was a little baby one putting KT and me to shame). Weather slowly deteriorated until we were right on the peaks with driving rain and 30mph gusts. Absolutely knackered my knees and L Achilles getting up to 6 and down to 7 and 8, so passed out at about 6pm for three hours while they swelled up. Despite a 15min stop for food and warmer clothes, we somehow managed to finish 10th and first females so had the maillot jaune to defend..

lots of rolling but nothing today bc saunders…

w the gang, easy up and round Bigland chatting all the way. absolutely shredded my quads on the descent down the road

shite

abso knackered
legs dying from go, could tell it was gonna be a looooong evening with the pissing rain, plus at 25km could feel my tummy digesting the last of the satsuma I'd had five mins before I started… smashed 66kph on wet roads, lucky the risks paid off tbh, could've ended nastily.

some terrific views back into the Lakes, cloud inversions galore!

I'M FREE AT LAST

too busy celebrating ;-)