Epic enduro pleasure pain 6hr 100k mtb thingggg
So this Sunday I’ve got my last mountain bike event for 2009.
The Flight Centre Epic is the biggest, snazziest, longest-established mountain bike event on the calendar. It has the numbers, the names, the reputation.
It’s not necessarily the best event. But it’s the one that seems to matter.
I’ve been quietly pleased with myself this year with how each event has gone.
The Mt Perry 6-hour was super hard because I made some mistakes in preparation. I finished 17th in the 40+ category, riding only 6 laps in 6 hours.
The Noosa Enduro was super hard because its a super hard event. 27th veteran ( out of 40), 110th out of 137 finishers. It took me 7 hrs 54 minutes, 48 mins faster than in 2008 when it was wet.
At the recent Coffs Harbour ‘Pleasure & Pain’ Enduro I finally did an event where I was happy start to finish with how I handled it, which probably means that I didn’t really go hard enough! 7th out of 20 in my category, 40th overall out of 82. 6 hrs 21 mins for 100km.
So all the work comes down to this. And quite frankly, I don’t feel the best this week. My time last year in the Epic was 6 hrs 56 mins in dry conditions. This Sunday looks like dry and hot again, so no excuses if I’m no faster than last year.