Never had issues. Hard case box, with a TSA approved lock they can open if need be.

Thanks, it was a good weekend.

Racing season full underway now, just about fit enough to enjoy it. Saturday: a three part sprint orienteering race (1.5km, 2.9km, 1.9km for each course straight line) with 38 controls in total. Oddly two transitions between locations. Had a good day, 4th person overall (two 21 elites ahead of me, o...

As someone riding one most days, it's a great frame. One of my favourite bikes.

I've had pretty much every generation of the Spearfish... they've all worked well. Except for the one I cracked... but that was most definitely the rocks fault, not mine. Currently riding the carbon one (most recent version) and it has been great. Can't fault it, and the "larger" amount of...

Yet to be seen in the Pennines. Though I did ride home without gloves on today.

Tate

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JK Sprints by Greg.May, on Flickr

JK sprints at the weekend:

JK Sprints by Greg.May, on Flickr

Its the dark kind of grey outside now

It's the cold that'd doing my head in. I just want double digits for a few days. Really getting bored of running in long tops and legs at this point. Its March FFS.

Shorts... I miss shorts. Still too sodding cold and wet round here :(

WOW...I really can't think of a bog less suitable to a motorised vehicle than Monks Trod. Let them have at it, after a few hundred go through they may just about be able to get across it on their carcases.

One of very few trails I swore I would never ride again.

Looks like Jasmin is a non finisher in the time limit. Awaiting the update...hoping it's not the case.

EDIT!!! Nope, with just under 1 min 40s to spare. FLIP YES!

Damo Hall in - but scratch.

Second finisher in - John Kelly (3rd finish)

Finisher :)

Apparently Jared C waited for her before they started, then let her choose. Seeing as he already has three finishes, this feels like quite a wonderful sporting attitude.

As for easier, i guess in a way its supposed to be less hard.

"Commentary" here: https://social.running.cafe/@KeithDunn

Good luck if you're new to the... style of commentary :)

That would be in the spirit of the event yes.

Current confirmed entrants: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS7bFn8RH5Na4vVxNijCsFCiHeYqRksDi5D9ddC9Fz4yK7nOQhEg8HwG78lz-PFVB2EkFn4QlJKEXMV/pubhtml# Possible that two runners are going to be DQ'd for dropping rubbish at the startline - it's in a national park, and access is already v...

Flower Scar fell race today. English champs edition:

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Big week culminating with a weekend in the Dales teaching navigation and gettin battered by the weather on Saturday. Unsurprisingly, now sick. Either way, another 70km and 2,400m vert in the bag for the week, which was nice.

To and from work as is normal for a Tuesady and Thursday. Unexpected snow and ice this morning, but also a stunning purple sunrise!

Total of 18km, lots of up, lots of mud, usual offroad not on road.

You'll have been a vet since aged 40, sadly...M40 - 50 is one of the fastest age brackets in fell racing :)

Don't think I've read anywhere that we can't use gps, so hoping to record/navigate with the watch too (but will recheck this). Any excuse to buy a new shiny OS map (if I've not already got them squares in the ones I already own). It's an FRA race - you CAN'T use GPS to navigate. You CAN track the r...