Open 5 - Slaidburn [...and a Win in the Male Solo!]

The first of this seasons Open 5 events (1 of 5) kicked off in Slaidburn today boasting a record number of competitors - 330, proving the Adventure Race bug is spreading! For those not familiar the O5 is a 5hr Run/Mtb navigation event, you plan the routes and distance to suit your preference, so it can be quite tactical. The Haglofs team were in full representation. The sun was shining, however underfoot/tyre conditions were not unsurprisingly muddy, with the run section taking in the local farmland surrounding Slaidburn (which can make for surprisingly tricky navigation!) and then venturing [for the keen] on to the top of Waddington Fell. The cycle took us on much familiar ground primarily being spent in Gisburn Forest, featuring a lot of the red route, local knowledge (for Mick and Alex) was a slight help here - i.e. knowing when to take the faster forest road sections instead.

We collected some pleasing results, Alex did quite well in the Male Solo too and came away with a cheshire cat smile, getting 1st place!  

Happy Adventuring... next one in early Dec - NY Moors.

Dirty...?

Open Adventure - The New Season

The new season of Open 5 events starts this weekend on the 7th November 2010, We have a full compliment of racers. Paul and Alex doing the Male Solo categories and Karen doing the Female solo with Mick joining forces with John Murfin in the Male Pairs.  Hopefully we should have some new Blog material and an update on the how the racing went early next week.