10@Kirroughtree

I can possible say I am a "veteran" of the 10 hour mountain bike endurance race having completed 10 Under the Ben 3 times, but only ever as a team, so it was with a bit of joy I noticed a "10@Kirroughtree" run under the same format(10 hours 10 miles a lap most laps wins).
The joy was 3 fold. 1. I love Kirroughtree 2. Its closer than the Nevis Range and 3. Nows the time to try it solo.

My aim for the day was to do as much as I could. Winning was out of the question.  A foot infection and the ensuing  antibiotic treatment in the week previous depleted my reserves a little and my transition to Roadie has taken me away from my first love of Mountain Biking.

In what turned out to be a great day weather wise the trails were dusty in all the right places and the off course rooty sections never got too unmanageable (there were still dabs a plenty). I did sweat rather profusely over the course of the day but managed to ride for a solid 9 hours before I could do no more.

I managed 5 laps with a larger break after lap 3 to get some pasta in and clean up the chainring tattoo I gave myself crashing on lap 2.

I forgot how much i love Kirroughtree and mountain biking although despite finishing 9th in the seniors section I think my next visit will be a one lap affair with some coffee at the end!