Husky.
I do like this race.
Last night it was raining. I was getting more and more nervous. I rode it last year, had mechanicals, cramped, bad day out, but still enjoyed it. I do remember that it was a really dry day / week preceeding, and yet it was muddy and wet.
This year, it was tipping it down the night before. To say I was apprehensive about the weather was an understatement.

Race day dawned, and it was not raining. I and Jenny set up our turbo trainers in the car park and did a good warm up anticipating a fast start.

Only did the 50 - but finished

As Fatboy said, it was a bit like Capital Punishment #1, without the rain and cold. Probably wouldn't have been too bad except for a reasonable amount of rain falling on Saturday night. The soft track / mud made a pretty flat course feel like it was uphill almost all the way. Even on the downhill fire trail bits the sticky brown clay made it feel like a skating rink in many places. Sniggle was generally sandy and not too bad, but you had to watch the wet roots and occasional puddle corners.