Took the Jeht to Scumnervale and headed up Das Kapitan. 2 weeks since covid and as a result of this I struggled pretty much the whole way. Especially up the road above and then even worse up to the top of Pleasant. Climb was uneventful, apart from a horse between the gates on the OG Captain. I gave him a wee fright rolling over the beside-the-stile fence rock roll. Luckily, he turned around and had his head at the trail (rather than the kicking machines), and I talked nicely and let him sniff me to know me as I passed. Up from here was nice. Up the rest was alright, but struggling began in earnest higher up. Then, up the road, and by the time I made Jollies Bush I was a bit toasted, then up Sheep Shit Alley, and back onto the road and around Britten, the longer way, then up over the fence from the cutting and it looks like no one rides there anymore. Grass all overgrown to buggery. Onto main trail and it looks like a trainload of bikes has been through (- an event?). Clambered and had a rest at some rocks, ate something, then moseyed on, struggling away. Utterly spent by the top, thankful it was downhill(ish) the rest of the way.
Trails really look like some event has been through recently, do they still hold the Crater Rim enduro?? Top section, rocks, more rocks, and then some rocks thrown in for good measure. Down through the tussocks was alright. Lots of new fencing, and through Downhill got better and better as I descended to the point where I was very much enjoying myself. Good roll down all the usual techs, and into the OG zone, very nicely indeed. Horsey McHorseface had gone when I came back through.
An undiminutive 16.78 kms and wondrously 663 m upwardly mobile
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