Training Log: fluceluce

Ride with Al - Newlands, Buttermere, Whinlatter, Borrowdale and back. Much nicer weather :-)

Claires BG - got out of the car at Dunmail wearing what I had for Wil and Sarah's round - helly, thick t-shirt (terrex one), waterproof, long tights and buff. Got straight back in the car and added the spare fleece, 2 pairs of gloves and polar buff on as well - nippy outside! Was a bit worried that meant I didn't have any spare layers left...

I couldn't recount where we were or went without the gps trace, great work by Steve on the nav. Me and Helen took turns to harrass Claire into eating. Around 5:30 the training for next years Eurovision began. Also march counting up the hills kept Claire pushing on. Reached Scafell Pike and there was Craig (who had waited an extra hour in the awful conditions on Broad Stand and only just packed up) So we headed past foxes tarn (direct route) up Scafell. Here Claire thought she was 2hrs behind, we quickly corrected her (50-60mins on a 23:30 schedule) and tore off Scafell into wasdale where she powered straight through and we stopped for our egg/bacon butties - thanks Al!

Claires BG leg 5 to the road. She was still going well, back on scheduled times now the weather was a bit better. Clag still down but rain stopped. Drove to Keswick and saw claire finish in 26 and a half hours. Mammoth effort in the conditions.