I really enjoyed it – been thinking about it for years because it’s pretty local to me, but actually managed to get my act together and enter this year.
There was still food and water at the controls when I got there, but only buns at the first one (somebody had eaten all the tracker bars…)
Only downside for me (apart from a slight navigational lapse when I was being lazy and followed a group of riders rather than looking at the route sheet) was the queues in some of the narrow sections at the start, but that couldn’t really be helped with the number of entries.
Excellent ride, but I’m feeling it now!
Rob