Today I went to Cwm Carn in South Wales, it's only 15 minutes from where we were staying at Ann-Marie's mums house, and home to some pretty hard core mountain biking. It's the first time that I've used my mountain bike since October last year and unfortunately it wouldn't go into the lower gears which is an issue when you're dealing with the Twrch trail which begins with a massive climb. After much frustration going up, and a maximum heart rate of 183 bpm, I hit the descent with relish. There are some amazing bermed sections of singletrack and a few rocky bits, although no Coed-y-Brenin style rock gardens. The route is only 15 km so if I hadn't struggled so much with the climb I would have probably gone around twice. I followed the ride with a quick run but because I was at the bottom of a valley it was inevitably uphill. I always forget how battered I feel after a tough mountain bike ride, it's a true full body workout.
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