Mountain Marathon4:48:17 [4] 19.7 mi (14:38 / mi) +1010m12:37 / mi
Grampian Mountain Challenge Day 2 (12.8 km, 900 m + 6.9 km, 110 m) with Emma in 4:48:17. Climbed into the snow at 1 and then tough going through the snow to 2, 3 and 4. Miss (5 mins?) going for the wrong re-entrant at 2. Slow plod through the long but easy orienteering section, with 3 km dead running to the finish. The rain held off until just after we finished.
Mountain Marathon4:46:39 [4] 20.0 km (14:20 / km) +1340m10:44 / km
Grampian Mountain Challenge Day 1 (3.5 km, 160 m + 16.5 km, 1180 m) with Emma in 4:46:39. Good conditions for the orienteering through Cambus O'May and then onto the hills. Struggled on the tough climb through the heather to 3 and then through the snow to 4. Miss at 4 (5 mins?) and small wobble at 5 (1 min?) then ran to the end with the Barrs.
Garscube intervals from the Switchback shops. Warm up (8:25), 6 x 1 K in 4.33, 4.34, 4.36, 4.38, 4.41, 4.41 (approx.) as snow started to lie, then warm down (5:38). Session 55:00 (approx.). First snow of the Winter!