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The XC thread

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mxhornet Feb 2009 2:44pm, 16 Feb 2009 20,218 posts	Quote Pin mxhornet Tom even running around it tomorrow probably won't give you too much idea just how much it'll cut up. Courses that look ok can quickly cut up with big fields and several races.
tom_craggs Feb 2009 2:57pm, 16 Feb 2009 264 posts	Quote Pin tom_craggs True, I suppose I'll see how wet it is now. Run on it every week so it'll give a rough idea how bad it is compared to normal. It has been very wet here and the ground is still sodden from the snow and ice melting. Much wetter than before the London and SEAA Inter Counties in November when the course held up ok.
mxhornet Feb 2009 3:04pm, 16 Feb 2009 20,219 posts	Quote Pin mxhornet I'm glad I've got an excuse to miss out.
SarahL Feb 2009 3:38pm, 16 Feb 2009 6,816 posts	Quote Pin SarahL Thanks for the link ndellar. And look forward to the route report tom
tom_craggs Feb 2009 11:38am, 18 Feb 2009 273 posts	Quote Pin tom_craggs It's going to be pretty muddy and will cut up a fair bit of the mens race after the otehr races have gone through, longer spikes recommended I think.
Feb 2009 9:59am, 19 Feb 2009 125 posts	Quote Pin I'm off to buy 15s at lunchtime! Looking forward to one last hurrah on the country before getting back to the roads. Bring on the mud.
tom_craggs Feb 2009 4:59pm, 19 Feb 2009 275 posts	Quote Pin tom_craggs Ant Bliss has put some useful maps onto Sussex Sport Photography's Facebook site of the route for the XC Champs at Parliament Hill this weekend, if you're interested (thanks Ant).
Rach E Feb 2009 5:19pm, 19 Feb 2009 3,606 posts	Quote Pin Rach E Anyone doing the UK Intercounties in Nottingham on 7 March? It's become a bit of an annual excursion now and I am officially a "county tart".
SPR™ Feb 2009 5:27pm, 19 Feb 2009 3,422 posts	Quote Pin SPR™ Not good enough yet! maybe next year
chrisity Feb 2009 8:11pm, 20 Feb 2009 6,350 posts	Quote Pin chrisity i might be a tart watcher again Rach, not racing though unless there is a plague that wipes out all but 8 men in Notts.