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Written by Marty Lee
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011 14:48 |
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 Sunday 21st August saw the first Glasgow River Rat Race, based around the new Transport Museum on the banks of the Clyde. About 800 people turned out to race, spread across 5 waves each separated by about 20 minutes. The course was a roughly 10km running route, littered with obstacles and activities - and in the late summer sun, a light smattering of snow!
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Written by Jon
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Monday, 30 May 2011 17:29 |
 I teamed up with Rosemary Byde for this years Open5+ that was held near Holyhead on Anglesey. Somewhat oddly this was going to be my first Open5+. The Open5+ is a similar format to the standard Open5 races with addition of some of James "Trouser Filler" special activities. As normal the website was a bit sparse on exactly what the special activities were, just that we need a climbing harness and had to carry some spare clothes. The details were also suggesting that the biking was mainly on the road and suggested road tyres, so like quite a few other teams and after a bit of a discussion we took a gamble and went for road bikes hoping that the extra speed would pay off. |
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Written by Jon Ellis
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Wednesday, 27 April 2011 18:20 |
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 Top Bananas instigator Marty, became quite old recently (well, entered a different decade from the rest of us) and for his party, invited a load of friends (including all of the Bananas) up to Firbush; Edinburgh University's Outdoor Centre, where he put on a 7 hour adventure race for us.
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Written by Jon
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Wednesday, 06 April 2011 17:36 |
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 I was the only Top Banana to make the trip down to Grizedale for the last race in the 2010/11 Open5 series, others were busy making wedding invitations, working or doing "Admin". After a slightly broken sleep in a nearby hostel thanks to some other slightly exuberant guests singing what seemed like campfire songs Sunday dawned with some surprisingly nice weather.
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Written by Chris Morgan
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Sunday, 26 September 2010 10:43 |
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 I'm not an expert, I just fancied taking on the coast to coast challenge in 1 day, with a healthy dose of kayaking. Arriving and racking my road bike at Cawdor castle I felt even less of an expert when I saw the array of carbon fibre stacked up! A quick ride of mine reminded me of the bike faults I hadn't got around to fixing - the front mech didn't really work, only going onto the small ring with a helping foot, and not changing onto the big ring at all! The bottom bracket and headset also making some strange creaking noises. Never mind, it hasn't fallen apart yet, probably going to last another 55km!
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