Athletes
Route variation
Standard Route
Multi-sport
No
Para athlete
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Unsupported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
2h
6m
7s
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Picked a good weather window after a close attempt in December. Needed to trim 5 minutes, which seemed achievable with a few hill reps and some nicer weather. Chose a pretty perfect day, even if the prevailing wind was working against me.
Refined the route choices to what I think is the best option. Possibly room for improvement after Bishop summit - think I chose the wrong side of the Munduff bumps.
Struggled to maintain the pace on the road miles, but managed to preserve enough for a big push up Benarty to the finish.
Managed to get dropped off and collected for this attempt, so ran very lightweight - a nice change from having to cycle back to the car after my last attempt.
Fantastic route and a great time to chase!