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Feb 2019
11:11am, 19 Feb 2019
1,260 posts
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rhb
What length spikes are folks going for on Sat for the National? It could be quite dry all week and hot on the day looking at forecast...
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Feb 2019
11:16am, 19 Feb 2019
6,761 posts
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larkim
I seem to remember it being a little boggy in places when the Northerns were there last year, and not manicured grass. I'm not there, but if I was going I'd have been taking the usual 12mm/15mm spikes that I have, but with some shorter options in my bag just in case it was rock hard.
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Feb 2019
8:17am, 21 Feb 2019
1,262 posts
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rhb
Thanks Larkim, I'll take x-talon as option along with the 15mm'ers, all or nowt basically!
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Feb 2019
8:40pm, 23 Feb 2019
1,265 posts
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rhb
National. Grassy. Hot. Lumpy. Top 700. Happy.
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Feb 2019
8:47pm, 23 Feb 2019
1,551 posts
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Uyuni
Enjoyed it too. Great course, not for me time-wise but loved that it was just 2 laps, the views and the massive kites (if that is what they were) circling above. I should maybe have got my head down and run a bit harder but the finish straight was the only flat bit. The ground was rock hard and my glass ankles rebelled at the tufty descents
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Feb 2019
9:26pm, 24 Feb 2019
1,266 posts
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rhb
Yes the Red Kites! I got a pic of one after:
Those descents were perfect, I didn't struggle to find a line of see owt. Wore xtalon in the end which were prefect.
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Feb 2019
9:42am, 25 Feb 2019
21,511 posts
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Wriggling Snake
I have seen some videos. The starts look tremendous. I should go along one day. A small Stockport team turned up and a few of mine who ran well....
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Feb 2019
10:27am, 25 Feb 2019
1,554 posts
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Uyuni
The starts are always tremendous WS!
I believe that it is at Wollaton next year, so home ground for me and reasonably central for everyone else. If the course from last time is anything to go by it will be lots of laps, no massive hills, mostly runnable but with some short sections of ridiculous comedy mud
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Feb 2019
2:41pm, 26 Feb 2019
16,511 posts
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Chrisity
The last two at Wollaton have been great fun, not too difficult until the last lap when the mud can get you. Prefered footwear waders.
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Apr 2019
2:24pm, 1 Apr 2019
21,973 posts
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Wriggling Snake
Watching the World XC on catch up, very good, decent commentary and course.
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