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5awyr
@PhilPub
I need to restore some balance in my training. June/July cycling miles so far: 1,315. June/July running miles: 226. Absolutely no regrets, given how nice the weather has been for most of the Summer so far, plus the small matter of riding L'Etape du Tour last week, with a few days of Alpine climbs around it. (Alpe d'Huez, Croix de Fer, Col du Telegraphe, Col du Galibier). I managed to rank 171st out of ~11,000 finishers in the King of the Mountains classification for the Etape (550 overall on time), so my cycling fitness is probably better than running at the moment. Pretty pleased with that!
Anyway, new focus: I've just entered the Beachy Head Marathon, end of October. Did this in 2009 and thoroughly enjoyed it despite really shit weather. I think it's about 3,500ft of ascent, so nowhere near proper "fell" territory but quite challenging, especially with the Seven Sisters saved for the last few miles. A good excuse to hit some hills and general mileage in training without the pressure to target a mara PB.