Alternative title, mental as anything, 30 mile jaunt from Sallochy Bay to Tyndrum. Wet, wet, wet and windy pushed enthusiasm to the limit. Luckily the forecast was accurate and we had a few sunny spells later mixed in with some rain and hail just to stop us getting too excited. This weeks feeding plan was a cereal bar every 90 mins with nearly 2 litres of lucozade on board as well and a few Mike n Ikes for the bad times.
Why Sallochy Bay? It meant 30 miles to Tyndrum, need you ask?
Settled into the walk up hills run everything else routine and reached Rowardennan in about 40 mins. Conditions pretty miserable but still made Rowardennan to Inversnaid in 1 hr 40. The tough section to Inverarnan next in a couple of minutes over 2 hours. The island is called I Vow. A food stop at Inverarnan for 10 or 15 mins then off to Tyndrum.
1st time I have run this section, 1st few miles are on easy forrest road gently undulating upwards through Glen Falloch. Terrain changes just after Derrydarroch with a roller coaster ride through Forrest, steep ups & downs bad enough at 20 something miles will be slightly more challenging after 40 odd miles. The last few miles although flat seem longer than they should but Tyndrum soon rolls into sight and a nice riverside run and crossing to finish. All in 8 mins shy of 8 hours, seems ok to me.
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