{"id":2169,"date":"2010-11-09T15:08:16","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T14:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stodgell.co.uk\/?p=2169"},"modified":"2010-11-15T13:31:38","modified_gmt":"2010-11-15T12:31:38","slug":"grizedale-forest-mtbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stodgell.co.uk\/?p=2169","title":{"rendered":"Grizedale Forest MTBO"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Results available here http:\/\/www.bmbo.org.uk\/images\/event\/a90c64978cb9da70dd8b24b25f08330e.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Grizedale Forest’s autumn colours greeted us for the last round of the British Mountain Bike Orienteering national league of 2010.<\/p>\n

A long pull up to the pass north of the forest visitor centre brought us to the start, where the usual jockeying for a late start time seemed to be missing for a change. It was another event with the usual November issue of deciding what to wear, I went brave with shorts, normal gloves and a light thermal, which in the end seemed about right, particularly on the long climbs, but my fingers were a little parky on the descents.<\/p>\n

The route choice to number one was a difficult call, straight out of the start gate, with two options. Without an actual contour count I punted for the lower route which in hindsight was a bit slower, but it did give me time to tune in to the rest of the course and figure out my route for the next few legs.<\/p>\n

I made a stupid mistake turning up the wrong track on the way to number two, concentrating too much on planning ahead and not on the leg in hand, and losing about a minute before piling back down the hill.<\/p>\n

I then rode cleanly picking some good routes until a small mistake at number 6. I was looking for a smallish track and therefore turned back at the big track junction I really needed, assuming I had somehow overshot and playing safe. After backtracking for 200 metres or so I realised that it must have been the correct track and returned but I perhaps lost another minute.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Now not trusting some of the track ridabilities marked on the map, I then made what now turns out to be a great decision and double-backed for number 8 using a track I had already eye-balled, avoiding an unknown track which turned out to be a steep loose climb which lost even the fittest riders nearly a minute to me (see comments below).<\/p>\n

The rest of the course passed in a blur of puffing and pain as I fought hard to keep up the pace on the long punishing course.<\/p>\n

Other than the two mistakes and the route choice to number 1, I felt I had a great ride and was very pleased with the way my strength training is starting to pay off, my number of mistakes reducing as I relax a little and was pleased with 4th, <\/sup>a couple of minutes down.<\/p>\n

The weekends racing was excellent, with the Brand Barkers putting on some very well planned courses on two classic MTBO areas, Whinlatter and Grizedale. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Results available here http:\/\/www.bmbo.org.uk\/images\/event\/a90c64978cb9da70dd8b24b25f08330e.html Grizedale Forest’s autumn colours greeted us for the last round of the British Mountain Bike Orienteering national league of 2010. A long pull up to the pass north of the forest visitor centre brought us to the start, where the usual jockeying for a late start time seemed to be missing … <\/p>\n

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