Great weekend in Yorkshire Dales, Saturday was a long run over Whernside and Ingleborough and Sunday a horrendous ride for 4 hours in rain and wind.. on my return I had to sit in the base of the shower for 20 minutes as I really couldn't face standing.. The weather was a bit rough to say the least but when the rain did cease the autumn colours made it all worth while and my thoughts turned inevitably to Basecamps..
In recent years we have encountered a few 'adventures' during Basecamp weekends, mainly involving big hills, snow drifts (and snowball fights), tough routes, long days and all generally followed by large amounts of food.. Things which particularly stick in my mind are Brian Mullan (Man Tri) setting the all comers record for 3 jacobs crackers which still stands today at 1 minute and 13 seconds.. I have to say, the video footage is hilarious.. pure concentration..
Perhaps the best thing about Basecamp is the cameraderie and the social phenomenon which occurs when a group of triathletes descend on Ambleside with 3 specific goals: 1) to train hard 2) to experience great countryside 3) to eat, drink and be merry.. I think that those 3 things combine to make the best weekend you could possibly ever experience.. at least in my mind they do.. but i'm biased
See you at Basecamp
Here endeth theenduranceblog..
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