It is the eve of the Kent Castle 100, I am sitting here reflecting on the ride last year, which was cold, wet and windy and took 7.5hrs…. at that point the sum total of my training had been around 300 miles with my longest ride being about 25 miles.
So this year I have done around 2.5k miles and completed a century in March, but I am still nervous, this is a tough ride with lots of climbing…. you climb to around 850ft in the first 12 miles, it takes me 10 miles just to get going!!!!!
However I have to take confidence in the training and preparation I have done, and look forward to the day, and what it may bring…. my mental target is to complete in circa 6hrs 30mins, this is 1hr faster than last year and 15mins slower than the Century I completed in Birmingham in March (it had less climbing).
So check back tomorrow night for an update how I got on, and how much I will be enjoying the cold beer and pizza as a reward!
