my guess would be perfect / medium - not much techy stuff - nice single track & fire trail / perfectAny news on trail conditions/ track difficulty/ weather on the day?
Track copped a storm this afternoon and some single track corners were a bit slick but by tomorrow will be perfect! Parking is going to be tight at event centre so don't be late! I shaping up for a great day!Any news on trail conditions/ track difficulty/ weather on the day?
I agree with your assessment of people struggling on the first singletrack. Especially those walking that A line so no-one else could ride down it!Has a good time out there today, little warm but the track was awesome. Shower the night before really helped.
Little congested at the start (Some people were struggling to ride the first singletrack - WTF?).
Saw a few prime examples of how not to pass on singletrack, take it easy!
I think I read in the race rules that you were not allowed to walk the A line On lap 1 I took the B line and got in front of a whole bunch of people who were waiting for the A line. It was like lining up at a theme park. Made no sense to me.I agree with your assessment of people struggling on the first singletrack. Especially those walking that A line so no-one else could ride down it!
What about staggered starts? Sending off 200 people at once in the hope that the first firetrail would stretch the group out didn't work. Maybe send groups of 20-30 off at 2 minute intervals? The groups could be self seeded based on predicted times or something.I really liked the course, but the 1st lap was frustrating coming to complete stops on the single track, on multiple occasions. Maybe some thought needs to go into some traffic flow for next year. Maybe there should be A, B & C lines
plus the enduro mag and bottle handed to us as we crossed the line...top stuff....not that a race is a bout freebies...Another thing I liked about the event was it brought back the good old days of decent entrant goody bags. A t-shirt, bottle and energy chews, along with the other bits and pieces was really cool.
Nothing like the Wall to sort riders out...but I'm grateful I didnt have to slog up that.What about staggered starts? Sending off 200 people at once in the hope that the first firetrail would stretch the group out didn't work. Maybe send groups of 20-30 off at 2 minute intervals? The groups could be self seeded based on predicted times or something.
Enduro mag? dam I was too slow to get one of them.plus the enduro mag and bottle handed to us as we crossed the line...top stuff....not that a race is a bout freebies...
Nah...wrong place wrong timeEnduro mag? dam I was too slow to get one of them.
But, noting the comment about energy chews, I thought this was a novel way to carry them during the race (Michelle Ainsworth - winner Open Women 75 Km)Another thing I liked about the event was it brought back the good old days of decent entrant goody bags. A t-shirt, bottle and energy chews, along with the other bits and pieces was really cool.