The XC thread

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SPR Feb 2023 6:46pm, 25 Feb 2023 39,678 posts	SPR I had to look at my watch to confirm I was on the second lap as it all looked the same. Sounds like things were bad for getting in for women's race. We were aiming to get there for that race but on the way there 30 mins was added to ETA and we were diverted by sta nav off the motorway. Apparently there had been an accident.
Curly45 Feb 2023 6:49pm, 25 Feb 2023 4,404 posts	Curly45 Our queue was just getting into the venue 45 mins from 1 mile away 😳
SPR Feb 2023 6:52pm, 25 Feb 2023 39,679 posts	SPR Yeah, heard about that as well. We got in very quickly at 14:15 which was a relief but looks like we were sent to a different spot from those that arrived earlier.
larkim Feb 2023 7:00pm, 25 Feb 2023 20,346 posts	larkim I used a bit of local knowledge and when I hit the queue diverted off and ended up in a massive free car park just 1 mile from the tents so I had no delays at all. So I saved £5, avoided the queue and had a good distance for a warm up. I heard the announcers apologising (actually blaming the third party team that organised the parking) on site; I suspect there'll be a lot of grumbles! That venue does hold big events, sounds like they got something wrong with the access arrangements. Not a venue where public transport could get used either. Course was less strong than I'd have liked, but as I said to SPR I've been there with my son when it was an absolute bog for the Cheshire champs so half the problem was simply that its been dry recently. I suppose that's the joy of XC, no two courses are the same.
fetcheveryone Feb 2023 10:13am, 28 Feb 2023 28,826 posts	fetcheveryone [excuse me, I'm just testing that link that wasn't working for larkim] https://www.youtube.com/embed/VXGQ0_JoMzU?clip=UgkxOJKleNCxBlQLnt013un9w2N_FVW2B89v&clipt=EIjW7AYY5-XtBg
fetcheveryone Feb 2023 10:14am, 28 Feb 2023 28,827 posts	fetcheveryone [Hmmm, seems to be fine. It may be down to spaces around the URL, but I am yet to fathom it.]
Hills of Death (HOD) Feb 2023 9:41pm, 28 Feb 2023 36,620 posts	Hills of Death (HOD) Thanks Fetch great viewing
larkim Mar 2023 10:40am, 1 Mar 2023 20,382 posts	larkim [As an aside, just spotted the option to turn off embedded youtube videos in the forum options - never spotted that before! Handy!!]
stilldreaming Mar 2023 10:05am, 13 Mar 2023 1,145 posts	stilldreaming We had our final race of the season yesterday with (considering the recent rain and snow melt) pretty dry conditions underfoot. I ran much better on the second lap (though everything is relative ), which underlined for me the fact that I never warm up properly before racing! Next season I'm going to try to rectify this ... just got to get my head around the fact that I won't wear myself out by warming up well and that I'll feel the benefit during the race. We shall see
rhb Mar 2023 7:14pm, 13 Mar 2023 2,045 posts	rhb Tiny turnout at Heaton Park, Sat, enjoyed the run out to end a broken season. See you all in October.