Re: Whinnlater Challenge2012

[rallybiker]

Now that the pain has gone and I'm home after a 3.75Hr journey of traffic jams & roadworks, I think I really enjoyed that. Absolutely scorchio and thought I was getting heat exhaustion on the last climb with shakes, and a huge pulse in my neck. Got an apple down me which got me to the finish in 2.20.17. The bottleneck was moved further along the trail and seemed longer this year- shuffling along for 20-25min.! . Karl was on a stormer of a time for the full enduro (powered by 2 scoops of Jac3ed). I had to leave before Tarbo and Iggy arrived. Great weekend, thanks for the company. ;D

[Ken]

Which was the worst pain Aled the effort of the ride or the journey home from the Lakes on a Sunny Sunday .

[rallybiker]

Mar 25, 2012 19:19:58 GMT Ken said:

Which was the worst pain Aled the effort of the ride or the journey home from the Lakes on a Sunny Sunday .

Sat in a queue bursting for a pi$$ was the most painful actually Ken! You'll be glad to know that I had an empty 2 litre water bottle. I think you'll be very interested to know that from full to empty, my bladder capacity is 1.5 litres, how does that grab you!!! ;D

[woody]

Well done everyone.

Gutted for Gaz who went all that way only to have his rear mech tore off after 20 minutes! Better luck next time mate.

[monterosa]

Mar 25, 2012 19:24:14 GMT rallybiker said:

Mar 25, 2012 19:19:58 GMT Ken said:

Which was the worst pain Aled the effort of the ride or the journey home from the Lakes on a Sunny Sunday .

Sat in a queue bursting for a pi$$ was the most painful actually Ken! You'll be glad to know that I had an empty 2 litre water bottle. I think you'll be very interested to know that from full to empty, my bladder capacity is 1.5 litres, how does that grab you!!! ;D

;D ;D ;D

[Rob]

Yeah a big thanks to everyone for there company, i burnt out well early and only ended up doing the half but them muscle spasms were so painful it was unreal it looked like a disco going on in there ;D but when Iggy crossed the line and seeing his face i think i made the right choice but the worst pain was like Aled driving down the M6 hitting every bump with a ever expanding bladder with the sign 10miles to the next service, it was the longest 10miles ever

[Tarbo]

Well that was a toughie out there yesterday. A combination of the heat and not enough fluid took it's toll towards the end of the 30 miles.

Everything started well as we all waited to start, well I say all, all except Karl that is who pushed his way towards the front to make sure he had a clean run to the bottleneck

After eventually crossing the start line Iggy, Rupert and myself got a steady rhythm going and after an initial 10 minute wait at the bottleneck, (where we could see Karl up ahead pushing his way to the front of the queue ;D ), we soon passed most of the dribblers. Unfortunately that's where we passd Gareth who had managed to smash his rear mech, and effectively ending his day after approx 4 miles in

A further 2 miles later I suffered a rear puncture, so pulled off the track to fix it, and that was the last I saw of Iggy and Rupert until we met again at the finish.

All in all, a tough ride but rewarding once it was all over.

Lots of good rides with Woody coming in first in under 3 hours, then Karl at 3 and a half, Rupert 2 minutes later then Iggy a further 15 minutes behind. I came in another 15 minutes after that looking lik death warmed up and feeling rough

The others doing the half enduro seemed to have a great time too. And don't believe the girls when they tell you they're not competitive ;D

All in all a great weekend with 12 of us staying in the camping pods on Saturday night and enjoying a beer or two together.
Great company and a top laugh. Cheers

Some pictures to follow once I get them off Sandi's camera.

[Karl]

well done everyone, it was tough with in heat. Yes was looking for the others at the front of the start line but nowhere to be seen, on the bottleneck a few riders found were very gracious and let me through a couple of places but they probaly passed me on the next climb. Well roll on next year for another bash.

[Rupert]

Well I set out this year with the intention of beating 4 hours, since my time last year was 4 hours 15, so I was very pleased to come in just under 3.5 hours. I think the course was shorter this year, but not by that much. Although the sun was blazing all the way round, the trails were really surprisingly slippery in places, especially in the shade of the trees, so I think we all had a few "moments".

A few of us stayed on for another day's riding, so we refuelled with some top notch pie, chips and some nice ales. Thanks for a great weekend with good company folks.

By the way, we only changed the clocks by 1 hour this weekend, so I'm not sure how we ended up back in 2010 ;D

[iggy]

Results are in

www.whinlatterchallenge.co.uk/results.asp

[buffypara]

My first time riding the Whinlatter Challenge .
In retrospect, thoroughly enjoyed it, but going up 'that' climb in blazing sunshine I wasn't enjoying it too much . Crawled past Rob, who was being attacked by the cramp , looking forward to the technical downhill, then got stuck behind a dribbler.

Still, made it round in 2hrs 42 officially including being stuck in the bottleneck, bike computer showed 2hrs 23mins riding with one quick feed stop. So I'm happy

Had a great weekend, glad we just headed back to the campsite to enjoy the sunshine, then refuel on pie. Thanks for the great company, everyone

[iggy]

Well that was easy....NOT! big respect to all the MBNW folk for a great effort.

Didn't know what to expect and struggling with a bad back and recovering from a bit of a chest infection I was resigned to ending the Enduro after 1 lap and recording a time for the 'half' if I was feeling bad....... So when I got to the split point feeling shocking lower back pain I missed the turn to the finish and headed out on lap 2! ;D

Really struggled and got cramp in the final 30 mins but felt absolutely chuffed at the finish with 3h 40m for my 1st attempt.
Not only the bottleneck was shocking but also the standard of descending from the many 'dribblers' even Trace was moaning about being held up on some of the singletrack & descents ;D
maybe the standard of MBNW riding is better than we give it credit for

There was a hideously steep final climb to the finish that had me gnawing on the bars at about 3mph. I would at this point like to thank the lady on the sky blue Orange ST4 with matching jersey (that with no apologies for sexism) had the most wonderful bottom........ that peach dragged me to the finish!
;D

Our reward that evening was an array of magnificent pies at the pub in Stainton........nom nom

















Hey Aled..... you been hitting the homo-hut....err, gym lately and Rupert, is that your Frankie Howard impression! ;D


the 'bottleneck' which I actually enjoyed, it was very pleasant ;D












and once again Wee Jimmy Krankie kept us all smiling with his hilarious tomfoolery








PIE MONTH.....died & gone to heaven ;D

[sharon]

I nearly cried all the way up that hill. I had to get off and walk a bit as my heart rate went up to 180...Hopefully next year i won't have a cold. Thanks to everyone for a great weekend and hopefully see you all soon.xx

[oldgit]

;)Well done Guys and Gals

[Trace]

Had a great time, can't believe how nervous I was beforehand

Weather was fantastic and brilliant company.

Never thought I was competitive until I saw Buffy blazing off downhill to the finish, never managed to catch her, but overtook two people to finish 19 seconds behind. ;D

It was a shame Karl, Sharon, Aled and Rob had to leave and missed out on the Monday ride.