Just entered this one as my birthday race. Has anyone got any comments about it that I should know about please (like what does multiterrain mean in this context?)
the first mile is on-road and mostly gently downhill (I think...)
then it's up a farm track, across a footbridge which is only 1 runner wide and causes a bottleneck, across fields, some grassed some planted and hence muddy, down another farm track (wet and rutted), onto what I guess is the floodplain of Piddle Brook (sort of water meadow, a bit squelchy) then back up to the finish.
It's not a killer M/T race, just a nice run in the countryside. If you're going for a time (which I'm not) get a fast start to avoid the bridge queue...
Well done Puff, glad you enjoyed it ) Are you signing up for more?
As a confirmed plodder, I find that any XC/multi-terrain/off road race suits me perfectly. The faster runners are slowed down by the conditions, whereas I can't get much slower )
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I haven't done it before either but read the web site and it says first mile or so is on road then off-road for the rest of the race.
hope you have a good race.
the first mile is on-road and mostly gently downhill (I think...)
then it's up a farm track, across a footbridge which is only 1 runner wide and causes a bottleneck, across fields, some grassed some planted and hence muddy, down another farm track (wet and rutted), onto what I guess is the floodplain of Piddle Brook (sort of water meadow, a bit squelchy) then back up to the finish.
It's not a killer M/T race, just a nice run in the countryside. If you're going for a time (which I'm not) get a fast start to avoid the bridge queue...
A success for me then - wouldn't have been happy unless I took half the course home with me
Not sure about the first couple of miles on-road; that is pretty hard on us fat over-pronators in trail shoes...
It did liven up once we got into a bit of squelch though and a good time was had by all...
As a confirmed plodder, I find that any XC/multi-terrain/off road race suits me perfectly. The faster runners are slowed down by the conditions, whereas I can't get much slower )
it's put me off tough guy, that's for sure )