Cycle with Ben

Yesterday as we drove to Caw I spotted my mate surveying by the side of the road. I had a catch up with him and he mentioned he was doing a recce of the Tri X bike leg. I was never going to do the whole thing but I thought I could meet him at Eskdale then join him. This meant the route would have three big climbs, Wryonse, Hardknott and the Struggle. That was the plan anyway.

Headed up Wrynose and Harknott from the East, cruised along to Eskdale Green and then found Ben successfully. Turned around and headed back up Hardnott and Wrynose from the West. After this the route was different to what I had planned. I wasn't expecting the detour to Coniston which was very boring and longer than I thought. I then got a puncture for the third successive ride. This meant I decided to bail on doing the Struggle as with the tyre and the detour to Coniston I had already done more than I planned and didn't want to risk anything stupid.