First 20 mile trail run completed!!

[montage]

Never experienced that level of pain before, 12 miles in and I was cramping, 15.5 and I got the mother ducker of all cramps in the right calf, crawled the rest of the way No way to describe that level of pain caused due to the cramps...but I finished it!

Now pat me on the back and boost my ego! (please )

 

[montage]

(and yes sorry this was running....not cycling..god how I wish I was cycling...)

 

[dan_bo]

well done mate!

 

[montage]

I thought being 18 and having the aid of youth would have helped....but it seems everybody was at least double my age and damned fast

 

[Cathryn]

That is a brilliant achievement...well done! The old guys always kick arse, it's really disspiriting.

 

[dan_bo]

get used to that kidder..... there's a septugenarian 'cross racer who regularly kicks my butt!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

There's a gnarly stamina you get having done these kinds of things for a few years... you'll get it eventually too! Anyway, way to go on completing your first!

 

[rich p]

Well done Montage. FM is right. Stamina comes with age and repetition. I used to run vast distances and age wasn't an impediment up to a point but youth can be.

 

[Aperitif]

"Big up" montage - as you become wiser, you will realise that nothing is easy...you'll just make it look that way.
Well done.
(I will not envy those aching legs though )

 

[montage]

*bows* thank you, thank you.

Not got any long races for a while, so more time on the bike
That being said...trail marathon in june which I mustn't let catch me unaware training wise!