I’m not usually a person to compete in an event and certainly never one that requires a full face helmet.
My wife and I entered this as a tribute to our friend Gareth who is no longer with us and to support his wife who had also entered following on from last years event.
I really enjoyed it, didn’t feel confident in the practice runs as not used to trying to ride fast in gloop. I had some alone time waiting for my first timed run and got myself in a bit of a state thinking about my friend. Composed myself and went out on my run, didn’t fall (bonus) but did have to put the anchors on a couple of times.
First run 2:07 (masters)
Team Hobson regrouped after the first run and took in a bite to eat, the sun came out and the tune gareth put in his Mach Chicken DH came on the P.A. We knew he was with us (probably for the food).
2nd run had dried out I knew I’d gone faster, things seemed to go a little better, had a touch more confidence, apart from being a touch front wheel heavy on the drop to the finish line.
Second run 2:03 (masters) 34th overall (not last, phew).
It was a great day out and good to catch up with friends we hadn’t seen in a while (and Nicks dog). Really friendly atmosphere, well organized. Well done to Steve Peat for being there all day and being 100% involved.
Doesn’t matter how it’s billed (xc/DH) it’s for a good cause, brings people together and can be fun for everyone.
I was race number 94 (in Green) and my wife was 77 (red/black/gold). If you do have any photos of us I’d really appreciate if you could send them my way (jon dot burns AT mail dot com) as a memento of the day (& Facebook profile obviously).