twotommos's blog

My first 4 hour endurance event....didn't stop going on my singlespeed....no cramping and really enjoyed it. Great to meet some NobMobbers briefly. Well done everyone!

Overall a great event so sorry to see it going. Well signposted, organised and beautiful trails. New single track was great. Had a mechanical - broke chain and rear derailleur....my bro in law gave me his bike to finish the event on and limped home on my bike.He had brought a spare bike which he then rode. Incredible sacrifice and a great example of unselfishness! No cramping which was great, no stacking and yes.....serious wind like I haven't experienced before.

Felt really good at the finish....have heaps of work to do on single track skills and would love to practice the Luge a few times. No cramping which was awesome.Weather was awesome...an absolute pearlour of a day. No mechanicals, no stacks and no regrets.

This was my best 3 Rings ever. The track and weather were sublime and I was feeling great on the day despite 3-4 hours sleep in the tent. Hit the creek crossing really hard and had a blow out on my rear tubeless tyre (IKON) which I was racing on for the first time. Had a relatively quick change to a tube but it cost me as these things do.

All a great day and was most enjoyable.

I was grateful to Rory who helped me fix my puncture - very good samaritanish.

Well done to Gazza on a top ride and to other members of the MOB.

Best race to date for this race...started a bit fast for my liking but I think it paid off.....still deciding about that one actually. great conditions and great teamwork with Ror and Lionel

Wet and about 8 degrees C, first ride on the new bike.....aim was not to cramp and to ride all the hills. This was achieved although I did stop at the changeover area for 5 mins to stretch. Time was 2:58 mins.

Rory had a good ride and the single track sections went well perhaps a bit too slow on my part. I walked the wall!!!

Best race of the year for me...with Rory, Tony and Michael...bigggest thing NO CRAMPS!

This is always a tough one amd I cramped 10 km's from the ned and limped home to a 2Hrs 42 mins

This is undoubtedly the toughest and longest race for me to date...8 hours is a long time to spend in the saddle. I cramped severely in the last ten km's and it was as hot as blazes. I got bitten by three cattle flies which was quite an experience...the one through my lycra.I had a rock bash my shin from another bike...which was quite painful

On the positive I enjoyed the novelty of the water crossings and some beautiful scenery and the fact that my bro-in-law had his best ride to date was the highlight for me. The race was well organised and sign posted.

Tough fast race with lots of climbs, fire trail and cow poo. No real time to recover. Great event and spirited prize giving