Mtn Bike race (MTBO Goat Farm) 2:30:04 [3] 27.0 km (10.8 kph)
shoes: Scott Spark 60 2011
Lots of big mistakes, including forgetting to start my GPS till I got to the first control, which I went round the low way to get to. Not too bad 2 - 9, was up on a higher track, before dropping down to 10.
Took the wrong road to 12 so had to climb a big hill and go down again, to go back up to 13. OK 13 - 17 with Sickman catching me and getting away slightly. We both took a stupid way to 18, and Tim eventually got away heading down a steep rocky track.
Then I went astray big time on the way to 19, little bit bsd to 21, screwed around trying to avoid a bunch of horse riders on the way to 22, went round a long way and still ended up behind them, and managed to fall off going round a sharp corner at low speed after deciding I should have a drink from my drink bottle after two hours.
Took the low road to 23 then had no idea which way to go from the earlier 6 (since it wasn't marked on the 2nd map). And finally ended up too high into 24.