Our aim today was a long steady ride after the high intensity yesterday. We decided to start with a reccy of the first part of the marathon course, but it was a bit patchy as our maps didn't seem to match the trails and tracks. We settled for a long road climb with a cool sea breeze at our backs, and were rewarded with a sweet rolling forest track over into the next valley. After nearly three hours in the heat we made a pit stop at the aptly named Bar Mercy for water, pineapple juice and wafers, then continued up the road. We traversed through three huge valleys, and the view was just awesome, more than making up for the high road component in the day's training. We finally rolled back to the hotel after just shy of seven hours' riding, a milestone for Ruth as her longest ever training ride. All that's left to do this evening is to clean bikes, rest up and attack the hotel buffet!
Pic 1: Jenn and Ruth make the most of the long road climb.
Pic 2: Awesome view!
Pic 3: Andy and Ruth on the valley traverse.
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