Hard. Phew, what a race.
This was my last for a while with a baby on the way my races are taking a back seat. This was also the last race of the CCOMTB season and I managed to do all but one so wanted to go well. I started too hard after telling eveyone I was going to go easy and realised I was in for a hard race by the end of lap two. I just couldn't drink enough water and by lap 5 was showing the signs of dehydration. I pretty much had a rest after every lap from then on. Timing was good though, managed to time the cut off just after passing through the gate so squeezed another (very slow) lap in. On that lap I ran over a snake and narrowly avoided a rider coming the wrong way at the bottom of browns! The scare almost made me forget the cramps.
How some people do solo 8 hours around here I don't know.
The CCOMTB season has been great, recommended to everyone for good hard racing, friendly people and of course some of the best trails around.
