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[clint eastwood]

thankyou,to the new organizers,great to hear about 2013 race,although i did say never ever,ever doing it again,after suffering so much with the cold last year but we get over it ,dont we.Anyway is someone going to start nattering on here or not,punks.

[Guvnr1969]

I am hopping to be doing this race this year any advice for the pree race training would be much appreciated.thank you

[clint eastwood]

sorry guvnr i cant really advise you on training,ive ridden twice,both times have been a proper struggle,not so much the fitness but as how bloody dangerous it is,when you dont live near anything that resembes a mountain to practice on.suppose ive learnt a few things,get to the start sooner than 25 mins early to avoid still being stuck at the back,realize the first road section is open with angry motorists heading straight for you,dont think your having a heart attack going up inglbro,now that hurts,pump your tyres up good,i got some shoes i could actually run most of the off road stuff,as i do tend to crash a lot,and that hurt as well,get some brakes that actually stop you,oh and ive learnt not to be too disapointed when at least 200 riders I passed on the road overtook me again later on,so I suppose just ride your own race safely.for all that ,ill hopefully have another go.

[Guvnr1969]

Thanks very much that's great advice .i shall just give it a miss I think.haha no not really I'm a sucker for pain so hopefully I shall get in on reg day .thanks again