I see u mountain top..

29 June, 2019 - Mikey Fry

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So when we were planning r holidays back to Mulranny in mayo I released that the champs were on and was able to push on for the weekend hoping to get one of these beauts in which I’ve never done before weather was looking pretty bad for r week off but turned out that we were on the beach swimming and me stupidly getting burnt for two days also a lot of 99’s chocolate etc I was doing my usual if I eat well Friday I should be grand for the race...so we headed in Westport stopped at the lights I saw a dodgie looking fellow who I gave a shout out for parking badly Peter Farrell who I’d seen on Strava down this direction training away into some shops things bought sweet shop raided for lunch bought and it’s on the way to MWEELREA its a beautiful drive past the amazing Mr Patrick lots of houses for sale rose kept saying we’d buy one:)winding down the road we past the entrance to the open mountain and it’s a lot of road which I’m thinking not going to be fun at the end of race..parked up by Brian kitson and he’s son Charlie so many faces I see every week ..Zak my eldest son comes over to Reg with me Conor punch’s his vouchers for me nice I’d forgotten he’d owed me one more chats with the lads about which route to take Alan lent me his binoculars which were amazing to check out routes...warm up with Brian bumped into Tom no socks Blackburn Sean and Henry back to start line Anne Marie gets us going and were off up that horrible road Luke Brian out front Peter Tom Henry Sean myself with Brian flanery trying to get an early pass on me i thought it would be best to keep him behind me:) so we passed through gate up last bit of fire road and onto open mountain passing a few walkers on the way we passed Brian out myself and peter went right slightly Tom Sean Henry slightly different I think the gullies didn’t give us any extra time so when we hit the really steep climb the lads were a good bit ahead I was trying to keep up with Peter but after the scramble up through the gullies he was getting away from me jakers its a tough climb to the top from here Luke came down a good bit ahead off everyone then the three lads came quite far right and Peter to my left eventually I high fived Karen at the top she looked happy out nice but a bit blowy that’s all so I went after Peter who I couldn’t see so it was hoping to go back the way I came had little chat with Angela just before I went down the gullie on my arse had to go around some boulders not great choice but lashed on keeping red barn in view which I’d looked back at to remember where to go I wasn’t in the grove like I’d normally be on the down hill until Brian Mullins past me and I woke up and put on the gas after him hit a few bogs on the way down he got away from me I was still thinking about that road at the end when I hit it I said it’s fine I’ll just push was thinking some one would pass me Brian not to far ahead I pushed on I nearly wanted to walk then it was over the finish line and ahhhhhhhhhh that was incredible race well Dones to the lads in front of me Luke Tom then sean 123 super stuff:)
That cup of tea and Christmas cake thanks so much it gave me a life line..over to car woke up Rosie with a fright she nearly fell out of the car...then it’s was a quick swim well baby pool dip with Brian kitson and paddle with my lads since the sea looked to far away..
Thanks again Anne Marie and crew for an amazing race so glad i got down for it:)
Garden centre for some plants we bought on the way out home bath out for dinner home legs up recked...
Hope you all have super bbq tonight I’m looking over from Mulranny in the rain:(

Home tomorrow will there be a Nephin we will find out tomorrow:)

Mikey mayo’d out....