MTBO race 56:35 [5] 12.61 km (4:29 / km) +232m 4:07 / km
ahr:159 max:175
Victorian MTBO Champs - Middle. First just ahead of Craig S and Steve L.
Happy with my navigation, only one minor issue with a route choice which I saw before going too far, maybe lost a minute or less.
Think Craig beat me on nearly all the splits but had a long excursion for 4. Luckily for me.
Put the seat up to save bending the knee so far and felt a bit unstable in the loose and slippery stuff. Took a bit of time to fully loosen up even after 20 minutes of slow warmup. Don’t think I rode at usual effort level but heart rate was high. Doesn’t feel any worse at the moment so hopefully ok for tomorrow.