Back to the track for a 24 miler from Drymen to Milngavie & back. Compared to the last few weeks a flat route. Forecast not good, high winds and showers.
Set off about 8:20 into the wind and rain, jogged along the road to Gartness avoiding the field in case we got our feet wet. Past the Pots and onto the WHW track for an easy there and back jog. Rain stopped and the miles soon dissapeared, worked hard up the hills on the moorland track before the Carbeth Huts.
Reaching Mugdock started to feel short on energy but continued to Milngavie anyway. A bottle of lucozade and started back, jogged along but still with nothing extra. Ran without walking breaks, managing the stress by breaking the run into shorter sections. Showers on the way back as well. Soon back on the road at Gartness, pushed hard up the hills and recovered down the backs.
Finished with a run up through the field in 4 hrs 48, good effort at what turned out to be quite a tough run probably because we ran it all without any real walking breaks.
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