I can only race if Chipps gets enough marshals – otherwise I will have to run the signing in as incompetently as I did last year. If there’s anyone out there who’d rather get hypothermia standing still than hypothermia from sliding down the icy mudchute he’s preparing, do let me know. You get food and tea and to marvel at the lunacy of it….
We’re laying down a nice track for you. The weather gods did a test run today – three layer puddles consisting of mud then water topped with snow sprinkled ice crust interspersed with mud slushpuppy and little rivulets. All it needs is a good old mix with a hundred or so pairs of ‘cross wheels and it’ll be perfect.
Every minute will be truly exquisite: embellished with mud and mounted on a tiny sliver of frost-bitten cobble for your delight and delectation. 40 will be a plentiful sufficiency. Honest.
I reckon 40 minutes of this is enough. Oddly tempted, never done owt remotely like it , so it could be interesting. In the vets cat, which probably just means a load of double hard bastards. Still, someone’s got to be last 🙂
It should thaw and freeze a few more times between now and 2nd Jan… already an interesting encrusted ice surface (sounds like eating a Crunchie on max volume) concealing polished ice and puddles. But what you can’t see, doesn’t hurt you, does it?
Hopefully be there, I rode out and watched it last year, think I may race this year as I have been enjoying CX again. As a female I get 40minutes as well, I assume to give other people an advanatge as it takes me an hour to warm up 😉
Weather today is pure slush with no redeeming features. Promises to warm up further. Proper mudfest on the horizon (on the ‘up’ side, the cobbles will be in if it’s not icy).
Whilst longer might be better for you, think of your poor bike… there were quite a few casualties last year 🙁
Another girl here. Another novice/virgin (of this sort before anyone starts) although I have now ridden the bike I’m borrowing twice. Should be reet then. I’m thinking 40 mins should be quite ample to completely show myself up.
It should be a dryish day. Shame about the fact it’s been raining for the last week and the park looks like it’s doing its floodwater storage job adequately. At least the cobbles will be a respite from the water features.
It’s only my fourth race mountainposture and just finishing is a big buzz… I will be riding a borrowed Hakkalugi which is way too good for me but say Hi (and I’m called Beate when not masquerading as my dog).
I’ll be turning up to ride in the vet’s category on my Planet-X Kaffenback. I did it last year with a miserable cold. I figured it’d be kill or cure. It did neither but I couldn’t drive home for coughing fits. It was still a heap of fun though.
Clover – hope to say hi tomorrow then. I’m on a borrowed Focus Mares which is clean. Now at least. White seems to be an odd colour for a cross bike but what do I know. Yeah, looking forward to it.