Mtn Biking 1:53:00 [3] 27.0 km (4:11 / km) +280m 3:59 / km
Paper road trail race out in the Eastern Hill country near Rotokare. Mostly very bumpy farm tracks with some grunty hills and very shakey downhills. Great fun. Quickly gave up hope of winning the women's race though after spotting a lycra clad chick on a bike worth 10x mine speed off with the speedsters at the front of the start pack. Didn't see her again til the finish.
Won a spotprize though... an ITM backpack, farmlands bottle opener, fonterra carry bag and ravensdown drink bottle. Can you tell it was a rural race haha. Better than the guy i finished with though, who got 5L of disinfectant for the farm!