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I discovered what may be the breakfast of champions though. Double helping of porridge, washed down with couple of mugs of full on coffee and a couple of butteries, with more butteries through the day. Worked for me !!
jo
i may have been spotted lying in a ditch having a cool off having suffered mega cramp on the puggy line
I'm still ill. 🙁
Top event yet again, have to agree with jo on the uphill that should've been a down though but still a great course and really good fun. Only a few knobs about who seem to take themselves far too seriously but they were the exception.
I've never seen so many mechanicals/punctures on the first lap. Bad luck 😕
Oh here's jo post race 🙄
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Sorry jo 😉
I had a lovely time- a good race, an ok course (I seem to remember last years was better), belting weather and a great atmosphere.
Got 4th in men's pairs which is a bit disappointing but the glencroft rabble are mental.
Only had one issue, which I will air elsewhere...
Just noticed that if I had entered male quads (on my own) I would have got about 2nd!!
Excellent day out and really enjoyed the course this year.
Well done to all the solo's who made it to the end 🙂
Tough day at the office in the heat but that quickly sorted out the chaff 😉
Lost my bottle and cage on the first descent of lap 4! Every marshall I asked had plenty of water to dish out and I met two no-fuss guys on the course who gave me electrolyte sweets and more water.
Everyone on the course was spot on, and the chap on the trails bike asking me how I was on lap 6 as he passed everyone on the course typified the whole race for me......job well done no-fuss.
Hope to see you all again soon. (cheers Jo for the mistaken identity at the end 😀 )
Top event again. Managed 10th in vet solo male which given the heat + lack of training I'm pleased with 😀 didn't see that many people cramping as last year but suppose this is a bit of a random observation. Arse is well sore :(, pinched some of the kids Sudocream this morning before going to work- seems to work 😛 everyone was very friendly again and I has some good banter with folk- roll on the next one; I have 5 weeks for the ringpiece to heal.....
I raided the little uns sudocream too! Good to meet you Ant, and thanks for the shower water!
Bruised and blistered hands here, but bring on K'tree.
More than I wanted to know about the state of your Flag of Japan, Ant! Good effort there.
100 🙂
Bastid.... 👿
The MTBcut video and the photos are up on the site now, the video is worth a look.
some good photos on xpressphoto too ..but 15 quid for a high res ... ill pass thanks.
already bought a better looking photo for a 5er ...and waiting on olivercoates photos , usually good and dont recall them being so expensive
oliver coats is loading up his photos tonight, hope they are better than the xpressphoto ones. The locations they use aren't that good IMHO.
trail_rat - Where did you get your £5 photo from?
Oh, thanks Swavis, such a flattering shot of my post race nomming and bloatage. 😉
dougal , sent you pm on facebook but from phone so incase you didnt get it , it was darran williamson , allan linked me. But you can follow back from my facebook profile pic and it will show you the rest of the album !