dangersean's blog

Started the year at 85kg after having a nice break after the fling.
I have trained hard and consistently since the start of the year and turned up on race day at 78kg.
I am a dedicated single speeder. It is my only mountain bike! I took a gamble and decided that I would put a harder gearing than normal on my bike, suffer up the hills so that I could make gains on the many flat sections. I had a goal of cracking the 5 hour mark thinking I would be bloody lucky if I achieve it.

The Weekend started when I met up with Pikey and Christine for the ride up to St Albans. Avery relaxed Saturday for me, and I think being with the Nobmob crew took my mind off competing in my first 100km race which really helped. Ate well on Saturday with a steak sandwich washed down with beer at the pub for lunch, followed by a couple more beers and Blondie's amazing beef strog for dinner. with the race in mind I pulled the pin and headed down to where I was staying with Critty and Ladytoast just over the road in a comfy B&B for a good night's rest.