I was unsure with > 100kms in the legs over the last 5 days as we set off in the direction of Knockholt and the planned longer Hilly Long (his version). The roads today were basically clear of snow thank goodness but there were still the odd icy patches to be weary of. Settling into 4.35s time passed quickly chatting about all things Laura Muir, his beloved Barca (with the looming top of the table clash with Athletico this afternoon) and plenty more.
The advantage of delaying the first right-hander to Knockholt is that the hills are not as aggressive but irrespective we still covered the best part of 400m vertical meters today. Now through the village and the short left right to the Indian Restaurant we reached the high point in around 1 hour 50 minutes. Thereafter it was just a case of keeping the rhythm going, swallowing a quick gel as the average kept falling to mid 4.20s.
Now onto Jackass Lane we spied Kip'Rory ahead catching him and exchanging words of encouragement as we pushed the last 5ks in 4 minutes per k. I actually felt good at this point having felt a bit groggy around the 26km marker.
Another great session to finish with 38kms in 4.21s.
140km covered in the last 6 days.
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