Time/Position: 33.41 (12th from 65)
A quad destroyer if ever there was one, I last did this in 2008 when it was a standalone weekend race. It is now part of the Tuesday evening series, and takes a rather odd route to the summit - up extremely steep grassy slopes left of the normal path, gained by a short contour. The race has an impact way beyond its tiny length, as is often the case with events of this kind - and the damage and muscle soreness caused reminded me of the aftermath of the Jubilee Plunge. Conditions were ideal, cloudy and fairly still - but there wasn't much time to enjoy the views of Nantlle from the little summit ridge. About 25 minutes up, and around 8 from the summit to the finish. Literally not a single section of flat ground, and not many gentle inclines - the descent takes a little boulder field and then plunges down, or near, the normal route. Legs like lead at the bottom, despite the extreme brevity of the course. Tried to loosen them with a jog along OD from Bodfari to Rhuallt next morning.
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