Archive for the ‘Adventure Racing’ Category
Questars Adventure Race 4 of 4 – 5th September 2009 – Cotswold Hills, Worcstershire
Unfortunately I am going to miss this race because Steve wasn’t sure if he could attend it, due to his current work situation – he might be in Singapore on this date and it’s a bit far to pop back to England just for a race.
The upside is that due to puncture issues on the [...]
Questars Adventure Race 3 of 4 – 18th July 2009 – Pewsey, North Wiltshire
Another early start as we headed over to St. Francis School, Pewsey in North Wiltshire for round 3 (of 4) of the 2009 Questar’s Adventure Race series. Once again it was a nice location with great scenery and lots of hills!
I had forgotten to take my Camelbak with me (I’d left it at home) and [...]
Questars Race 2 – 30 May 2009 – Brecon Beacons, South Wales
Race 2 was held in the Brecon Beacons at a slightly different location to the place last year.
Last year I competed with Dave in the 5 hour version and Steve did it on his own (6 hour version). This time I teamed up with Steve and we did the Masters trio (6 hours, 3 events [...]
Going Tubeless!
In my last Adventure Race, I got 2 punctures. The time it took me to fix them resulted in Steve and I ending up in 17th place when we should have been in around 8th place.
I think the punctures were just a result of bad luck as I was using good wheels, tyres and inner [...]
Questars Race 1 – 28 March 2009 – New Forest, Hampshire
I entered Race 1 of the 2009 Questars Adventure Race with Steve. We entered the 6 hour Questars Trio format as mens pair team, so it was mountain biking, running and kayaking.
The morning started off very cold. I looked around and I was the only person in shorts and t-shirt, so I nipped over to [...]
Got the new Mobile – and have entered another 6 hour Adventure Race!
A nice Royal Mail courrier knocked on my door this morning and handed me an HTC Touch HD.
I carefully unwrapped it, took it to work and charged it at my desk. Then I called O2 and got the on the ’special’ number discussed here http://www.modaco.com/content/blackstone-blackstone-modaco-com/278122/unlimited-web-on-o2-can-you-use-for-other-apps/. I was in a queue for about 30 seconds, then [...]
More Adventure Racing Updates!
On 30th August Dave and I entered the 3rd and final race of the 2008 Ace Race series. It was based in Bracknell and was a hot day – 27C. There were a lot of long steep hills. Our plan was just go go for all of the checkpoints, which we did. besides my handlebars [...]
Getting Ready for the next 2 Weekends of Adventure Racing!
During the last race I did (Ace Race round 2), the handlebars on my bike alsmost fell off and were being held in by just 1 of the 2 screws! The other screw thread was stripped so was impossible to fix on the day, so I had to keep stopping (briefly) to tighten the 1 [...]
Ace Race – Round 2 of 3 (12/07/2008, Bracknell)
Steve Bentham was out of this one, having had surgery on his kidney a few weeks before he was taking things easy for a while. So John Harrison bravely stepped in to take his place on team ‘Feeling SAPped’, alongside me and Dave Peck.
As well as the usual running, biking and orienteering stages, were some [...]
Questars – Race 2
Last Saturday Dave, Steve and I entered the Questars Race 2 which was situated in Brecon, Wales. Steve has entered the whole series as a solo competitor and Dave and I entered just this one as a team.
The weekend started off with us putting the bikes onto my car before heading off to the hotel [...]