The 3 Peaks Race 2014

[glaconman]

Aye, those were the words that jumped out at me too. But nowt wrong with a good veggie juice, especially if you can get enough pepper and Tabasco in there to improve the palatability.

Excellent race report though GM, and the reference to your son witnessing the event was very touching. Am not a dad myself but I well remember seeing a 10 mile road race in rural Ireland when I was 9 (I was on holiday there when England won the World Cup in 66, so i can date it quite accurately). The sight of those guys struggling up a massive hill in the final mile on that sweltering July day never left me. I can't say that it particularly inspired me in one direction or another, but the evident effort and sense of achievement filled me with awe, and the image was branded on my memory forever.

Nice (brief) reference to the club v individual thing too, which had me thinking.

And remember -- when you start peeing blood... before rushing to the doctor, remember that drinking beetroot juice can have alarming (but harmless) consequences.

Well done. Really enjoyed the report.

Thanks EG. Sounds as though you're veering towards a Bloody Mary with the pepper and tabasco.

Interesting what memories stay with us.

I think the lad was pleased to see me after a long wait. But they had a good day cycling between the checkpoints and cheering people on. It's a brutal race but with many soft edges. Unless the weather is crap. Then everybody is miserable . We were lucky. The clouds lifted on PYG just as we were approaching.