Training Log Archive: Ifor

Event: MTBO Chopwell Wood
 

Chopwell MTBO. Regretting not being on the blur the first 3 controls where it was a bit rooty and bumpy but more fast stuff after that. Missed best route to 4, heading straight to road rather than using railway track. loast 30 secs to Al. also lost 20 odd secs on 9 but not realy sure how. Hard work up the final climb fairly knackered by the end. Unfortunatly no computer record which would of been interesting.

3 mins up on Andy C. Al had been close till 11 then 12 was not yet oput for him and he riped his mech off at 16. Alan got even further before a head on colision with a downhiller going to 17 wiped him out.

Out with Matt again. From Ashton Court around the bridleways from barrow gurney and a loop around goblin coumb. a few too mant getes early on but the later bridleways were generaly OK and good fun. down broughton coumb was fun. final bit of mtb trail in ashton court at the end.. Good number of people out in the dark.

Nothing like as hard as last week I did not want to push as hard and Matt said he was feeling off form right from the start so not realy pushing. Of course some of the climbs give you no option you either push or walk...

69.311 04:01:03 17.2 04:34:02 15.1 1041 -1044 3
00:47:57 01:11:54 01:00:07 00:42:10 00:27:05 175 136

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Event: EOC MTBO and final world cup.
 

Midland trailquest from Chipping Camden. Very much a hunt for the punches afair. Descriptions like bridleway gate, fence post 10m South... Easy finding the main feature but finding just a punch on a bit of string after that was frustrateing.

Started well, though I would get most of them ofter an houre so went for some lower points ones then failed to find 15 all together despite waisting 3 - 4 mins. The riding got slower and I missed the path at one point and went around the edges of some soft fields which took forever. Eventualy got to the hilly bit with only 35 mins left so only time for the 50 pointer before a 20 min dash back to just make it in. Should of skipped some lower points ones then there would of been another 90 points worth avalible on a more sensible route back. 390 got creditied with the one I did not find Ian Cartright 425...

Some nice tracks and less road then 2 weeks ago but the hiden punches were frustrating. Looks like I had 23 mins stationary most of which will of been searching around for punches...

50.565 02:36:25 19.3 02:59:48 16.8 964 -965 3.8
00:04:24 00:21:56 00:20:45 00:39:25 01:17:05 179 154

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