Day 3 – End of Cycle and Snowdon
Up at 6:30am for the drive back to Ty Nant where we finished yesterday. We spotted a few marker points signalling the top of climbs and mentally noted these for the beginning of the ride.
Legs felt fresh though ankle still sore and needed looking after. Not too much out of the saddle stuff today.
It was just around 18 miles to Betws-y-Coed where we were to stop for a quick rest. The ride was a fairly steady uphill climb and with fresh legs we reached the top without really noticing we were climbing. What a good night’s sleep does for you!! There was then a nice long downhill winding ride into the village which we just enjoyed and let the bikes coast. A great feeling after al
l the climbing.
A five minute rest then onto the last 9 miles of the ride up to Pen y Pas and the bottom of Snowdon where the climb would begin.
This was tough exposed riding with a head wind and a steady climb. Slowly the nine miles ticked down and we reached the turn to Pen y Pas. I knew now that we had one more steep climb and then we would be done. One final push up the hill and we were there. Only Snowdon to go!
We ditched the bikes and got changed in the back of van ready to hit Snowdon. Plan was to go up the Pyg track and down the Miners as easier on the legs.
We made it up in under two hours and finally we were done after three days of hard physical graft! A quick dip in the icy cold lake at the bottom at the end helped refresh us after all the exertions!
This was a really tough challenge which looking back I enjoyed but definitely stretched us both physically and mentally. We swam 11 miles, cycled 176 miles, climbed nearly 11,000 feet on the bikes and then climbed Snowdon.
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Bike Stats - Day 3
Distance Cycled - 26.8 miles
Time in Saddle - 1hr 50 mins
Max Speed - 30mph
Avg Sod - 14.66mph
Feet Climbed - 1,751
Thank you’s.
Dad – for being a great support driver and motivator over the weekend
Jay –for putting up with all the training beforehand
Gill – we couldn’t have had a better guide on the Lake.
It is good to see that after three days of all that physical strain on your body, you can look back and say that you enjoyed the experience. Do you think you will do this again, or do you have something bigger and better coming up?
ReplyDeleteWhen you finished you took a dip in the icy lake, how cold was it? Did it send your body into a bit of a shock being cooled off so quickly?