A pleasant one way 200km to Stonehaven to end the season with 15 points (4 *200, 1 * 300, 1 * 400) a season interupted by illness injury and a wheen of domestic travails. (EDIT - written in the mistaken belief that the season ends on 30th Sep!)
I had no idea how long Id take even with a tailwind so left home bang on 6am with a train home booked at 1930.
Played Forth Bridge cycle path roulette and lost. I chose incorrectly and cycled down the u shaped ramp to join the west path.
The smell of sewerage told me I was in Fife - it cant be good to live near that - and it remained very cloudy until after Glenfarg when the sky opened and it really warmed up as I descended into the open terrain near Baiglie. Mandatory shite and dangerous driving in and around Perth
I was slower than a slug in maple syrup uphill but weirdly was in no way hungry at my first possible breakfast #2 stop at Perth and instead pressed onto the lovely cafe in Meigle at 100km. I pondered whether the effects of giving blood on Thursday were a factor, aside from my lack of fitness....I felt lacking in zip but in a way Ive never done before.
I didnt need any devices for navigation merely recording and without a computer Id no idea how fast I was going - town clocks suggested I was just over 21kph moving speed.
Stopped again at Montrose at 150km to take on more fluid and took stock for the final bit.
Once off the A road just after Marykirk I knew it was a laney finish and I just dawdled home in just over 10 hours.
Some grub in the Station Hotel and home via train tram and a 3km ride.
Enjoyable way to bookend the season.
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