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Oh the flat stages are always always the rough ones ...

The day started with a glorious trail run in Molina's Christchurch backyard. A technical ascent up up to a ridge line road lead us to some killer views of Scarborough Reserve and Thomas' Mistake. The singletrack leading down to and along the bluffs was a welcome surprise. David and I ran steady all morning and enjoyed the sunshine and Pacific views while taking care off our footing to avoid an inpromptu swim.

Back in town, J and I loaded up on N Zed bagel sandwiches and hit to road to Geraldine.

First quote of the day goes to Doug:
Mark P is ready ... just make sure he has his Nutella.

The weather turned south as we headed towards the longest bridge in New Zealand. Peter couldn't stand the anticipation and crashed into the bush.

Second quote of the day:
Klas: It's deep.

Onward we went into the cold and rain. Rob, J, and I stopped for some slabs of Carrot Cake accompanied by even bigger dollops of whipped cream in Mayfield (20miles from the finish line). The innkeeper had a fire going an stoked it on high for us. So nice.

The last section flew by as Q and I cycled through the km's.

Fitness:
20km trail run
150km rain ride

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