I enjoy getting out on the single track trails on the MTB but have never done a whole heap of racing of this type - These races held by the MTB club are a short fast format. The Race on Sunday was laps, each lap taking around 10minutes and the race was to complete as may laps in the 40minute time frame. You could start your final lap as long as the time was under 40min before starting it. I had a real blast here, As the race was such a short blast compared to what I am usually used to it was always going to be intense. Right from the start the pace was fast and the first lap is always full of a few surprise misses as you zoom around at full speed learning where the tight corners, bumps and bits in the track are. My lungs were screaming for the duration of the race and there was a very strong taste of Lactic Acid in my mouth for the duration. Each lap got a bit easier with knowing what was coming up but the pinch in the legs and the lungs made you work!. I managed to complete 4 laps ranging in time between 9:46 and 11:00minutes in 43:09 minutes, my fastest lap was Lap 2. I was place 15th in the expert men from a field of 25 Expert open riders.
