So the second of my Scottish Long Championship races, and my second year here. It's a relaxed and well organised build up, park and register at the sports centre and bus ride to the start. The weather, as it was last year, is ideal, clear and sunny but not too hot.
The race covers 32.7km with 1649m of ascent and climbs each of the Ochill summits over 2000', just about all in grassy trods. I start steady and get stronger, it also gets hotter and, as it was last year, the climb to the final summit is a real ball buster ! But I have a great descent and finish strong bit disappointing to be about 10 minutes slower than last year :-(
Then it's a quick shower, food and drink and then the long drive home. A good trip.
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