MTBO race (Monday Brrok) 1:55:06 27.17 km (4:14 / km) +482m3:53 / km ahr:171 max:183 shoes: Scott Scale 29er
Fun day today with the rain holding off and the tracks being reasonably firm for this area. Minimal warm up so used 1 to get myself into the mood. Lost time at 2 as i could see the control from the main track but struggled to find the dashed track into it. Clean into 3 but then lost time at 4 as i found an unmapped track before the correct one. Decided to drop down onto Westons rd early as i figured it was a smoother rd to ride on. 5 and 6 were clean and then struggled to find the tapes Ed put out but eventually found bike tyre tracks to follow on the way to 8(7). Got to 9 with Hadrian pulling in so towed him to 10 and then he overtook me to 11. Got bailed up by a grumpy homeowner for using the public access that went in front of his place. Lost a minute whilst he complained that he was going ot have cars parking there??? As if i care.... Lost a little time going into 14 as there were a couple of newly created tracks but eventually found the one i needed. Quick into 15 and 16 but legs didnt like the slog to the bitumen rd but then i was fine as it was either flat or downhill to the finish. 18 was another one where unmapped tracks cost me time but i suspect others lost more time by the looks of the splits.