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Saturday May 15, 2021 #
9 AM
Adventure Racing 1 [0] 0.01 km (1:40 / km)
ahr:138 max:159
Questars Adventure Race 2021 #1 - Cotswolds
Kayak was cancelled due to high river levels. Got map (inc cp values) 30mins before starting.
I decided to bike first because that's my current strength and I haven't run for a while. Logic also applied to also potentially getting cold in the rain and then being able to warm up on the run.
Comments
Interestingly, 7 of the top 8 in the Masters category ran first. Nick Dallimore was the only exception but he probably got the balance of bike/run right. So it was clear that biking first and clearing it wasn't the best strategy.
My nav was very rusty and I didn't have a thumb compass which would have avoided many of my mistakes.
Kayak was cancelled due to high river levels. Got map (inc cp values) 30mins before starting.
I decided to bike first because that's my current strength and I haven't run for a while. Logic also applied to also potentially getting cold in the rain and then being able to warm up on the run.
Comments
Interestingly, 7 of the top 8 in the Masters category ran first. Nick Dallimore was the only exception but he probably got the balance of bike/run right. So it was clear that biking first and clearing it wasn't the best strategy.
My nav was very rusty and I didn't have a thumb compass which would have avoided many of my mistakes.
MTB 3:25:11 58.29 km (17.0 kph) +829m
ahr:136 max:159
Leg 1 MTB
Planning this wasn't easy because many of the obvious links between the CPs on Bredon Hill were out of bounds; they were footpaths and not bridleways. Therefore some in/outs and big circuitous routes were needed. I had planned to go anti-clockwise but decided to go clockwise at the last minute to avoid going up a stretch of bridleway marked as "very steep" on the map.
S>B21: opted for the bridleway over the road. Mistake. Very slow, bumpy and muddy. Managed to dislodge my compass whilst moving and had to go back and retrieve it.
B21>B20: OK
B20>B24: OK
B24>B27: OMG. The field had been ploughed and the broken up soil stuck to the tyres like glue! I also had a front mudguard one so the mud/soil kept plugging the gap between. I had to carry the bike for about 600m! Also took an age to push out the mud with a stick. The other problem that this was presented was that my gloves were caked in mud and I was unable to grab sweets from my food pouch (for remainder of bike ride) without getting mud/shit all over it. To eat, I had to stop the bike, lift the sweet bag from it and tip it into my mouth.
B27>B26: Took a footpath that looked like a bridleway (as on very wide track). Realised my mistake 400m up the muddy track and had to turn back.
B26>B29: OK
B29 (leaving): Major mistake. Took the road that went SW instead of the B/W that went SE. Lost 4 mins.
B29>B34: OK. Solid climb up from the road to B34.
B34>B35: Descent then plenty of road. Stopped a little early before realising the CP was slightly further on.
B35>B31: Long road section then steep climb up road and track.
B31>B32: Big descent and big ascent mainly on road. The pump that I attached to the fork worked itself loose so I had to stop and place it in my pocket.
B32>B30: Took a slightly different route from that planned and it was a good choice.
B30>B33: Descent on muddy track. OK. Tyres were a little sketchy in places.
B33>B28: Back up the same track, past B30 to the highest point on the whole course (on Bredon Hill).
B28>B25: Big descent on a mixture of terrain. Had to stop a few times to check the map. I'm glad that I switched from anti-clockwise to clockwise otherwise I would have had to go up a very technical, steep, rocky and muddy track.
B25>B22: Road. OK.
B22>B23: Very muddy! Cycled past the CP and had to double back.
B23>Transition: OK
Cleared the bike course. Was longer and took more time than I had hoped but hey ho.
Planning this wasn't easy because many of the obvious links between the CPs on Bredon Hill were out of bounds; they were footpaths and not bridleways. Therefore some in/outs and big circuitous routes were needed. I had planned to go anti-clockwise but decided to go clockwise at the last minute to avoid going up a stretch of bridleway marked as "very steep" on the map.
S>B21: opted for the bridleway over the road. Mistake. Very slow, bumpy and muddy. Managed to dislodge my compass whilst moving and had to go back and retrieve it.
B21>B20: OK
B20>B24: OK
B24>B27: OMG. The field had been ploughed and the broken up soil stuck to the tyres like glue! I also had a front mudguard one so the mud/soil kept plugging the gap between. I had to carry the bike for about 600m! Also took an age to push out the mud with a stick. The other problem that this was presented was that my gloves were caked in mud and I was unable to grab sweets from my food pouch (for remainder of bike ride) without getting mud/shit all over it. To eat, I had to stop the bike, lift the sweet bag from it and tip it into my mouth.
B27>B26: Took a footpath that looked like a bridleway (as on very wide track). Realised my mistake 400m up the muddy track and had to turn back.
B26>B29: OK
B29 (leaving): Major mistake. Took the road that went SW instead of the B/W that went SE. Lost 4 mins.
B29>B34: OK. Solid climb up from the road to B34.
B34>B35: Descent then plenty of road. Stopped a little early before realising the CP was slightly further on.
B35>B31: Long road section then steep climb up road and track.
B31>B32: Big descent and big ascent mainly on road. The pump that I attached to the fork worked itself loose so I had to stop and place it in my pocket.
B32>B30: Took a slightly different route from that planned and it was a good choice.
B30>B33: Descent on muddy track. OK. Tyres were a little sketchy in places.
B33>B28: Back up the same track, past B30 to the highest point on the whole course (on Bredon Hill).
B28>B25: Big descent on a mixture of terrain. Had to stop a few times to check the map. I'm glad that I switched from anti-clockwise to clockwise otherwise I would have had to go up a very technical, steep, rocky and muddy track.
B25>B22: Road. OK.
B22>B23: Very muddy! Cycled past the CP and had to double back.
B23>Transition: OK
Cleared the bike course. Was longer and took more time than I had hoped but hey ho.
12 PM
Transition 4:48 [0] 0.07 km (1:12:44 / km)
ahr:105 max:123
Transition
Running 1:23:05 13.22 km (9.5 kph) +94m
ahr:144 max:155
Leg 2 run
Had 90 minutes for this. I didn't have a pre-plan so I made it up on the hoof. Did a clockwise loop which took in R3, R7, R6, R10, R8, R4, R2 & R1. I hadn't ran for ~6 weeks prior to this so I took it easy. I decided to drop R11 (1km in out) to play it safe and came back with 5.5 minutes to spare.
On the provisional results, I hadn't been awarded the scores for R4 and R8. I collected 605 points and not the 570 on the provisional results.
Had 90 minutes for this. I didn't have a pre-plan so I made it up on the hoof. Did a clockwise loop which took in R3, R7, R6, R10, R8, R4, R2 & R1. I hadn't ran for ~6 weeks prior to this so I took it easy. I decided to drop R11 (1km in out) to play it safe and came back with 5.5 minutes to spare.
On the provisional results, I hadn't been awarded the scores for R4 and R8. I collected 605 points and not the 570 on the provisional results.