Running (specific endurance) 6:36:00 [3] 34.4 mi (11:31 / mi) +3775m 8:35 / mi
slept:6.5 shoes: Salomon ultra 4
I keep meaning to start my pre-UTMB caffeine detox, but every morning I'm waking up at least an hour before I intend to and end up drinking shed loads of coffee.
Woke up, coffee, 3hr drive to Snowdonia, coffee, session, 3 hour drive home.
2 x Llanberis Path, 2 x Ranger's. It was a cool day and raining above 500m for the first couple of reps but dry thereafter. I'd estimate that half the uphills were run, half hiked. Aside from a couple of nutrition related wobbles, I felt great all day. The session seemed to fly by and I still felt fairly fresh at the end. My back and groin thing were fine. There were times when I got excited and ran hard on parts of the descents, but there was a lot of wet rock so mainly I was a bit steadier than in the Alps.
My pack was closer to UTMB weight than other S.E. runs this summer. I ate bits and pieces - probably something like 20g carb/hr