David and Katherine Goodwin

Rough Ride 2007

Rough ride website

Like last year, I was unable to go down the night before, and camp; so instead had to leave early on Sunday morning.

Anyway, since last year a few things had changed :

• Staggered event start - we all had electronic tags on our bikes. This did help reduce the crush at the start of the race, and also means accurate times will be on the internet (eventually?)
• The route had changed somewhat, with the direction reversed for some sections, and totally new parts for others
• I'm sure there was less road, which is good
• The finish had changed totally; so there was no final killer hill - again another good thing :)
• There seemed to be more technical sections - with one really steep downhill section which was quite rutted

Once again, it was a great day out - even if I was cycling from 10am to nearly 5pm. Thankfully my body seemed more up for the task this year than last - and although it was quite humid (and I was perspiring freely) I didn't find myself knackered.

My pictures are online - I can't remember the url for the official ones at the moment...

Anyway, I had a great time, and wouldn't hesitate to do it again - even if that were tomorrow. Thanks to all the marshalls and organisers for a great day out.

See also this thread for more comments etc

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