Time/Position: 13.46
An eight year gap since I last did this event, for the very good reason that it cripples me for around a week. This despite the fact that it is 3.5k in total. Having said that, it is completely unique and hugely enjoyable. In the past I have done it from Cilcain, jogging over then hills and then back. Today I drove to Llangynhafal and plodded up to the start on top of Moel Famau, which takes around 40 minutes! Some mist on top, and a bit chilly, but generally conditions were good. I started too slow, which is not advisable on this race. This meant it was difficult to really open up on the initial very steep drop from Famau, particularly with a fairly big field. Just below Moel Dywyll, the route kinks left and plummets down perfect grassy slopes to reach the lane in 10 minutes. I remember taking a short cut across fields here, but now the route goes down the road before two or three muddy fields lead down to the finish at the Golden Lion. I was annoyed to finish over a minute slower than my previous times for the route.
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