On train back from Aviemore. Tough race. I think with a strong finishing dash I may have just scraped under 1:25, but it's a very close thing.

My abiding memory from last year was the downhill road, I wonder how I managed to edit out just how hilly the forest tracks were, just how hard it is running on gravel and stone-strewn ground. I did recognise some of the better and worse bits as being the same as last time, and I passed people on the same couple of tricky bits as before.

Okay, there were some fun tussles with a couple of people, a bit of back and forth, and it's nice when these are acknowledged post-race. But I think I will have to forget a little before I'm ready to return.