BM MBO Event 3 (The Narth)
Pos | Name | Age Class | Score | Time |
1st | Ifor Powell | M50 | 499 | 03:00:48 |
2nd | Harry Kingston | M21 | 498 | 03:01:10 |
3rd | Andy Gregg | M40 | 490 | 02:59:25 |
4th | Mark Rowley | M50 | 479 | 03:00:50 |
5th | Gary Davies | M40 | 463 | 03:05:42 |
6th | Nick Dallimore | M60 | 450 | 02:55:41 |
7th | Tom Hards | M21 | 430 | 02:55:18 |
8th | Ian Cartwright | M50 | 427 | 03:08:20 |
9th | Iwona Szmyd | W40 | 418 | 03:01:01 |
10th | Michael Rackham | M60 | 403 | 03:01:33 |
S>22: Decided to start with Blues. I initially headed towards to CP2 but then decided against it as it was only worth 10 points and would entail a descent/ascent.
22>10: OK. Averaged 247W in first 20mins once I'd started.
10>14: Several route options available. I think I took the best one in terms of length, ascent and conditions underfoot.
14>8: On leaving the wood after CP14 I mistakenly turned right instead of left. As a result I added about 750m unnecessarily.
8>18: Again a few different options. I opted the longer route which involved more road and less bridleway. Not convince I saved time as the bridleway on exit from 18 was OK.
18>24: OK
24>16: OK
16>6: I heard a massive bang as I approached the CP. A tree trunk nearby just snapped and fell the to the ground. Scary! Nave and route choice OK.
6>20: I appeared to have done time wise to this point and was debating whether I should collect the two ten pointers at higher level. After a few stops to check map and potential higher level routes (I struggled to tell if they were footpaths or bridleway), I decided to play safe and drop to the road in Llandogo before heading up to CP20.
CP20>CP12: I lost a lot of time here. I should have retraced my track down to the main road and headed over to CP12. What I actually did was go along the very muddy track, overshot the turning by a long way, came back head up the steep muddy track (hike-a-bike) and then DOWN (inc steps) to CP12. Aarrrrghhh! Lost 4 minutes for overshooting. I did 3.5km with 85m ascent on muddy tracks whilst I could have done the same distance on flat road by going back to the main road. I estimate the road option would have taken 7mins whilst I took 18 minutes.
SWITCH COLOURS (Ifor and I did the reds second with all but one difference so I was able to compare times)
12>13: Steep hike-a-bike up and then NW along the muddy track to the jct with the gravel track were CP13 was. [8:11 to Ifor's 7:16]
13>17: Big climb which seemed to take forever along a gravel track. Averaged 264W for 10mins on this climb. [14:46 compared to Ifor's 14:14]
17>21: OK [8:44 compared to Ifor's 8:40]
21>5: Stopped at the wrong stream twice! Lost 1 minute. [6:26 compared to Ifor's 5:04]
5>1: I was in two minds about whether to go for this 10 pointer or not. I did but it was a bit longer and had a little more ascent/descent than I had hoped. [7:34 compared to Ifor's 7:43]
1>7: Two potential options here. Probably six and half a dozen. [9:34 compared to Ifor's 9:42]
7>19: OK (3:58 to Ifor's to 3:37]
19>23: Mainly road and mainly a descent. [6:12 to Ifor's 6:06]
23>11: I debated whether or not to go for this but thought I might regret it if I didn't as it was worth 20 points and I could always drop #3 which was a 10 pointer if I thought I was tight for time. I was careful through Catbrook due to the number of junctions. [9:39 to Ifor's 8:13]
11>15: I decided to skip CP3 (10 pointer) and wasn't sure what the fastest route to #15 was. I oped for a slightly longer route which involved less ascent/descent. Who knows if I saved any time by taking this route.
15>9: I knew I'd be late so it was a matter of minimising losses. Push push push! I had recced the area nr CP9 before the race so I knew where to go. [4:59 to Ifor's 5:31]
9>F: A very hard climb! I was out of the saddle for most of it and my HR was very high! [5:19 to Ifor's 4:47]
Finished just under 6 minutes late which meant I lost 7 points (5x1+1x2).
Zone | Zone | Duration | Duration | Percent | Low | High |
0 | Coasting | 00:49:50 | 00:49:50 | 165.7% | 0 | 0 |
1 | Active Recovery | 00:11:37 | 00:11:37 | 38.6% | 1 | 143 |
2 | Endurance | 00:17:03 | 00:17:03 | 56.7% | 143 | 198 |
3 | Tempo | 00:17:58 | 00:30:32 | 59.7% | 198 | 229 |
| Sweet Spot | 00:12:34 | | 41.8% | 229 | 247 |
4 | Threshold | 00:23:15 | 00:23:15 | 77.3% | 247 | 276 |
5 | VO2 Max | 00:25:56 | 00:52:26 | 86.2% | 276 | 315 |
| Anaerobic | 00:26:30 | | 88.1% | 315 | 3000 |
TSS = 273 based on FTP 260W (guess)
Summary - not a bad result but could have done better. Speed over the ground is OK.