Grand Tour de Stour 200k Audax from Long Melford

Mark started at 0800 and headed towards Manningtree and the first control at Harwich pier. Everything went really well; 46 miles in and time for a rest and something to eat. But as we headed back to Long Melford the hills started and with the previous day’s DIY 200k audax I had done I started to hurt. However, I pushed on via Great Oakley, Great Bromley, Ardleigh then Lamarch and back into Long Melford – where I called it a day 85 miles in to a 130 mile ride. I didn’t have the legs for another 46 miles and lost all my maps on my Garmin.
But, never-the-less I did enjoy it and would do it again!