After recent dreadful performances I was very nervous about this long tough race. 22 km and 1500 m of ascent with a lot of the course over very rugged terrain. Having failed miserably at the Lochaber Marathon with a planned slow steady pace I decided to head off at a good pace and try to maintain myself at a 160+ heart rate for as long as possible.
Things went well in the early stages feeling confident on the long 2.5 miles track at the start. Got a real high on the next rough segment and the first downhill which I took at speed.
This was followed by a very tough ascent straight up to Beinn Each and then a long technical section to the summit, after many false summits. Still pretty strong on the way back and the grassy decent off the main hill went pretty well, passing a couple of runners.
The next ascent was tough and I really slowed down. A few runners ahead accelerated away but others were in a worse state than me. After reaching the high point I was able to keep going over the rough terrain and also managed a good pace on the track back finishing feeling very strong at the end.
Delighted with the performance. About 15 mins better than in 2012 and around 10 mins worse than 2010. Really enjoyed it.
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