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Ok. I thought. I’ve never been to Madeira. Or even know where it is but what the hell.
When?
It’s in a couple of weeks.
Ok. Now wondering now what I’ve let myself in for…
What’s the distance?
Well, you see that’s the thing. It’s actually two races.
Ok, great I’m thinking, I get a choice. That’s cool.
The first race is only 9k.
That’s not so bad.
But it’s all uphill…
Ah. Ok. I thought that sounded a little bit too straightforward. What’s the elevation gain?
Ehmmm…. 900 meters.
Fucking hell that’s about the same elevation gain as Alpe d Huez but with four less kilometres. It’ll be steep as fuckery.
Not sure it’s a good idea to ask but I need to know. What about the second race?
That one is 32k.
Now I’m thinking that agreeing before I had all the information might have been a bad idea. Fuck it. Too late I guess.
And the elevation gain?
1200m I think
That almost sounds reasonable after 900metres in 9k. Clever ploy Asho… reasonable despite the fact that I haven’t done any actual training in almost three months.
“We could also do both…” Ais suggests
Ok. So it’s not actually a choice. Fuck. I’m not going to be the soft one.. That sounds like a great idea Ais, I lie. Not sure I’m convincing anyone, least of all myself
To be continued…
Rob Cummins 