A long time since I last did this format event which was once a regular in Edinburgh and nearby. 5 hours to spend visiting controls on MTB or foot with the split between the two at your discretion. The weather for the event turned out to be pretty horrible. Continuous rain, strong winds and low single digit temperatures. I was well wrapped up and kept most of the weather out apart from the feet which got soaked through after about 15 minutes and the gloves were pretty saturated by the end. A real fun event. Route choice wasn't great with not enough attention paid to the climbs on the bike. Would have been fine in better weather but with the wet I decide after around 3 hours to head back as I was getting worried about the risk of hypothermia. Went for a longer run than expected again underestimating the height gains and just making it back with a few minutes to spare at the end. Would definitely do again.
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