Following last years dry & dusty 12 hour fun fest at Thetford Forest, Norfolk I guess it was inevitable that this year’s race was not going to be as dry & the weather forecast backed up that prediction. Forecasts leading up to the event varied from a dry night with showers early in the morning… Continue reading »
Sep
29
MaXx Exposure 2010
Yet again the weather looked promising for the MaXx Exposure. They have been very lucky the last few years and despite the fact someone seemed to have flicked the ‘winter switch’ on the whole it was a nice evening and perfect for the race. We were manning a checkpoint again and as in previous years… Continue reading »
Jul
19
Uncle Si & Steve (Old Spice) Do The 2010 Pass Portes Du Soleil 2010
For those of you that don’t know, this is an MTB event held in both France & Switzerland in the Portes du Soleil region of the French Alps (one of the largest skiing areas in the world) and in the summer it becomes a trail centre of giant proportions! It is not a race and… Continue reading »
Jan
01
Brass Monkeys Enduro round 2 – 28th Dec 2009
It was billed as a post Christmas Indulgence tonic, and was just what I needed after a few too many calories and just a splash or two of fine wine. I only decided to enter a few days before, so there was very little time for preparation, just a run on the Saturday and a… Continue reading »
Jun
19
Mountain mayhem
We’re all off to Mountain Mayhem for the weekend, if you’re interested to see how it’s all going there will be photos and updates posted here, assuming there’s a phone signal!