Comments on: Cranky competition http://david.currie.name/archives/2009/12/20/cranky-competition on work and play Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:53:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dave http://david.currie.name/archives/2009/12/20/cranky-competition/comment-page-1#comment-97084 Dave Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:07:13 +0000 http://david.currie.name/?p=1130#comment-97084 Neil - would you prefer if they did it on horseback for the benefit of the cavalry?! Neil – would you prefer if they did it on horseback for the benefit of the cavalry?!

]]> By: Dave http://david.currie.name/archives/2009/12/20/cranky-competition/comment-page-1#comment-97083 Dave Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:05:49 +0000 http://david.currie.name/?p=1130#comment-97083 Hi Steve, Sounds nasty - perhaps I was lucky to stop when I did. I'd be prepared to give it another go but without the snow this time! I'm sure SOC would be happy to put on an event if you're volunteering to organise!! Dave Hi Steve,

Sounds nasty – perhaps I was lucky to stop when I did. I’d be prepared to give it another go but without the snow this time! I’m sure SOC would be happy to put on an event if you’re volunteering to organise!!

Dave

]]> By: Neil http://david.currie.name/archives/2009/12/20/cranky-competition/comment-page-1#comment-97081 Neil Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:16:21 +0000 http://david.currie.name/?p=1130#comment-97081 Dave, I am curious, while I can see the point of the military needing to know some orienteering skills, the worth of them learning mountain bike orienteering seems a bit beyond. I know that they are always claiming to be short of helicopters but are they really going to be cycling round somewhere with a map and compass looking for someone to shoot? cheers, Neil Dave,
I am curious, while I can see the point of the military needing to know
some orienteering skills, the worth of them learning mountain bike
orienteering seems a bit beyond. I know that they are always claiming to be short of helicopters but are they really going to be cycling round
somewhere with a map and compass looking for someone to shoot?

cheers,
Neil

]]> By: Steve http://david.currie.name/archives/2009/12/20/cranky-competition/comment-page-1#comment-97077 Steve Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:23:51 +0000 http://david.currie.name/?p=1130#comment-97077 I completed the event with a non-orienteer but finished 2 hours behind the leader. Not sure how he managed this but judging by the speed at which some people were going down the descents I guess it would be fairly easy to make up this sort of time advantage. Normally going downhill at speed on snow doesn't present any problems but then I would have skis on my feet. Going at more than 5 mph on sheet ice is a different challenge. I came off my bike twice, the 2nd time hitting my head hard on the road. It was a good job that I was was wearing a helmet but I still ended up with a headache which lasted until Sunday evening. The helmet was consigned to the bin and I bought a new one yesterday. This is my 4th MTBO event and it hasn't put me off - just need a better bike with front suspension (at least). Maybe SOC should organise a similar event in the New Forest? I completed the event with a non-orienteer but finished 2 hours behind the leader. Not sure how he managed this but judging by the speed at which some people were going down the descents I guess it would be fairly easy to make up this sort of time advantage. Normally going downhill at speed on snow doesn’t present any problems but then I would have skis on my feet. Going at more than 5 mph on sheet ice is a different challenge. I came off my bike twice, the 2nd time hitting my head hard on the road. It was a good job that I was was wearing a helmet but I still ended up with a headache which lasted until Sunday evening. The helmet was consigned to the bin and I bought a new one yesterday. This is my 4th MTBO event and it hasn’t put me off – just need a better bike with front suspension (at least). Maybe SOC should organise a similar event in the New Forest?

]]> By: Christine http://david.currie.name/archives/2009/12/20/cranky-competition/comment-page-1#comment-97068 Christine Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:53:58 +0000 http://david.currie.name/?p=1130#comment-97068 Or babysitting ;-) Or babysitting ;-)

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