The John Muir Winter Carnival took place on Saturday, and hosted a range of events from a 13km trail race (in which several Carnethies took part – where is your report? ;-)) to Crossfit, Coastal Rowing and, possibly the highlight, the Edinburgh University Wakeboarding in Underwear event. I took part in the Cyclocross race which was a stand-alone event outside of the Ridley Scottish Series which climaxes with the Scottish Championships this Sunday at Knockburn Loch.
The course was a tight one (0.8m loops) and very muddy, even for Cyclocross, and those who have invested in spare wheels and bikes in the pits were the winners on the day – the mud caused real problems, even for experienced CXers. I was again one of the few on a mountain bike, but this was not such a disadvantage this time around (compared to, say, Irvine Beach) and the sharp climbs and tight turns were well suited to me. The V40/V50/Seniors and females were all lumped together on this occasion and the race was was at the longer 55mins + 1 lap distance. The MV40 category was a Glasgow United CC 1-2 for Stephen Jackson and Hans Forhaug, with multiple Scottish Enduro mtb winner Crawford Carrick-Anderson (brother of Olympic skier Emma) in 3rd. Former Carnethy Russell Stout (who rides on a single-speed bike) was 10th, I was 19th and well-kent face Andy Kitchin (riding for Edinburgh RC) was 29th.
Results here: http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/3345812?perClass=1