Comments on: 1,000 miles old https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/03/1000-miles-old/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:45:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Derek Hawes https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/03/1000-miles-old/#comment-18147 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:38:31 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=3957#comment-18147 Thanks – too late at night !! now that it’s on copied to the correct section you can delete it from this one.

cheers,

]]> By: Alan https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/03/1000-miles-old/#comment-18146 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:26:26 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=3957#comment-18146 In reply to Derek Hawes.

Hi Derek,
Thanks for the reply, although I think it was really in response to ‘Mawddach Goldrush Race Report‘, not this post, so I’ve copied it to that post as well….

Click here to read more.

]]> By: Derek Hawes https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/03/1000-miles-old/#comment-18143 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:38:39 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=3957#comment-18143 Interesting to read various comments on race. The course had changed this year to give a better balance of single track and forest Rd.
Unfortunately 1st lap was marred by a marshal error but the reason you didn’t see more on first lap was that the incorrect route was not marshalled of course. However, feedback from some of the elite riders ( and others) is that the balance was better, and matters have been put in hand to ensure that no one will possibly take the wrong route next year. ALL possible incorrect routes will be cordoned off.

What we had overlooked was the possibility of a lead rider not seeing the directional arrows and taking wrong route – with following riders assuming the leader was going correct way.( had the marshal been in position of course this would not have happened ) Later riders did take correct route despite the missing marshal. In In addition to cordoned off routes next year – directional arrows will be bigger and all marshals will be taken to their positions and race will not start unless clearance is given by course checker.

Some comments have been received about the elite start. This worked well ( apart from route error) but meant that the elite guys had finished way before everyone else. A suggestion has been made to start relay riders first giving them a 10 minute start which would get them well clear of early single track sections before elite riders were under way. We would welcome comment on this idea.

Hopefully weather will be as good next year when we promise a trouble free ride.

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