For the first time in over a month I’ve been able to do some quality training sessions and I’m feeling great for it. With the taper and recovery from the recent events it’s not been possible to push too hard so I’ve tried to make the most of this week.

Last weekend I entered the Brechfa team enduro which was a little different to other events. You competed in a team of 3 around the fantastic 72k course. The event used the new ‘Black’ route at Brechfa which is simply awesome – I think it’s the best trail in the UK. The event wasn’t a race, more of a challenge and I was able to use it as a training ride. It made a nice change not to be in race mode and be able to have a chat with Rich and Warren my team mates for the event on the way round.

The next few weeks for me are pretty busy. I have a 12 hour race on July 26th and a 24hr on August 9/10th with my birthday squeezed in between. I’m feeling pretty good at the moment so I have high hopes for the weekend. My only worry is that I will be able to recover quickly enough in the 2 weeks I will have before the 24hr ‘Sleepless in the Saddle’. It also looks like we might finally get a taste of summer!

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