Well the Kielder 100 was a long hard slog, it just wasn't long enough.
By that I mean I only got to the first cutoff, missed it by 19 minutes.
It was however an awesome ride, some great singletrack bits, they were however a little rough to be blasting down, I did anyway and as a result pretty much knackered my legs after each one but they were worth it.
The initial climbs were as deceptive as they were beautiful, huge vistas unveiling themselves from the mist, riders fading back into the cloud, and we had obviously got loads of the climbing out of the way early right?
Well, somehow it seemed we could climb for a vertical mile or two, descend for a minute or two, then climb, again, for ages.
Had a great chat with loads of people, a laugh with someone at every stop and some fun chasing the second place guy down the final descent, man he was quick for a guy that had dome an extra 44 miles, in the same time! :-)
Still, it gave me a great start in the #september100 I suppose...
Next year will be different, I will declare it now, top half placing, I will decide at the end if that is of finishers or starters ;-)
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