Diary Update.

[Bierzo Baggie]

The relay race was over the pass between Astorga and Ponferrada, in my opinion the most ruggedly scenic section of the St James’ Way, at least it was until the wind turbines came forth and multiplied...

Missed “racing from castles for cheeses” last Sunday.

But highly motivated by the P2P write ups I signed up for the Cross Alpino Peña del Tren which is tomorrow morning.

Did the first edition in 2009 which was a mudbath.

In the 2010 edition there was over a foot of snow.

There aren’t many off-road races in north-east Spain at this time of year. The race organiser (who for some reason calls himself “El Tron”) has cheekily played the unpredictable weather card, slapping the title “Bienvenidos al infierno” onto the event webpage in big red letters, “welcome to hell.”

A dose of hell on a Sunday morning is an attractive proposition for some ...the race entries have doubled this year!