HMBX XC Race Round 2 - Awaba State Forest

I hadn't prepared very well for this event having not ridden my bike or done any form of fitness for the 4 weeks prior to the event (partly due to the rain and partly due to a neck injury after an OTBs earlier in the year). With this in mind I deliberately started at only 80% work rate knowing that I’d struggle towards the end. In true form, I lost nearly 2 minutes on the final lap as I hit the ‘wall’

Having said that it was an awesome course and a real treat to ride the National Series XC 7km loop. The Wallaby Climb was an absolute monster and beat me on all 3 laps. The worst part about dismounting on the climb was that I knew walking the bike up it was going to be just as tough

Only really recording this race result so that I can track my (hopefully) improvement during the HMBA race series