Perfect route close to my home for endurance/base training prepping for ultras later in the season.
Started in 'Hof Ter Straeten' with a jacket as it was super cold but the sun came trough so decided to hide it in the bushes at a spot nearby the channel where i use to train to pick it up later. Was hitting a nice 4 min pace and really had fun. I did get lucky twice with bridge crossings as the bell rang after i crossed it (i think if i had to wait for one, it would have been a close call). I continued confident till km 40 when the weather changed to rain and I was in a nasty headwind. Decided to drop the pace a little to play it safe as I was ahead of schedule.
I had enough with 1 bottle and 3 gels on this one but after all i did underfuel but i don't really mind. I did the entire route unsupported
On to the next one!