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Féileacán Mór
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Can't be having these event reports backing up!
Here's the Moxie report http://triharderar.com/2015/07/event-triharderar-at-the-moxie-adventure-race-2015/
That's it now, a clean slate for the Beast report
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http://triharderar.com/2015/08/race-report-the-beastofballyhoura-puts-smiles-on-the-faces-of-triharderar/
You can wait to read it as one, or go with the flow
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I hope you are ready for this?
This was where we found the race the toughest but, hey, you know us, we just #TriHarder next time
https://twitter.com/TriHarderAR/status/6290213944923463680 -
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"Shane and I had an interesting discussion on hydrodynamics" ..... Spot the nerds
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The Finale! This is it, shorter than expected, but packed full of punch. Enjoy
https://twitter.com/TriHarderAR/status/6293003464650301440 -
First 3 entries read. Great reading.
So that's twice now you've come good at an ungodly time of night on the bike. What gives?
Thank P.
I don't know. As M says that is the big question. I'm in process of setting up a 1:2:1 with Barry, I have my own theories which I'll pen later.
I think it is to do with complete depletion of blood sugar.
Enjoy the report, no more bits to add 0 -
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Enjoy the report, no more bits to add
what about the bit where you tell us when ye are going back out to finish all those bits you missed???:D
just kidding. out of interest, i don't see how anybody could have completed it 100% in the timeline. two questions,
1) winning team, how much did they complete
2) is that the idea in AR, have more than even the best can possibly do so that they too have to make choices?0 -
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Sean
Loved that section! Caught it beautifully and through the reports you feel the down of the previous stage vs the UP UP UPPITY UP of the final section. I'll pen my version soon but it will simply accompany yours and Kate's. I think my dreams were following your report because last night I awoke in TA again with the last trek to go... I'm looking forward to proper sleep tonight! I'm going to put my bib on the dresser in front of the bed so that it is the first thing I see when I wake up what about the bit where you tell us when ye are going back out to finish all those bits you missed???:D
just kidding. out of interest, i don't see how anybody could have completed it 100% in the timeline. two questions,
1) winning team, how much did they complete
2) is that the idea in AR, have more than even the best can possibly do so that they too have to make choices?
Some answers
1) Adidas Terrex had a 3 hour diversion to A&E to get a team member stitched up but even they would not have cleared it. They skipped 2 of the bonus orienteering, 3-4 bonus bike CPs, a couple of the Galtee bonus CPs and did what they had to do on the final trail loops to win. So they hit 100% mandatory controls and probably 60-70% of the bonus stuff
In ITERA last year they won decisively. The race had 2 cust off and you had to make them to continue on the long course. It was advised that that if you were tight on those two cut off you would not get the whole last section done. 6 teams did manage to hit all controls though so it goes to show just how tough the Beast was this year.
2) Yes. The courses are designed with Elite PRO racing teams and Novice teams in mind. The Manadatory or "Short" course is designed to stretch teh less experienced teams and the "Full" or "long" course is designed to make even the best teams in the world think twice about it. ITERA in Wales last year was scored on overall time to complete plus the time penalties you collected en route. Time penalties for missing CPS ranged from 1 hour to 6 hours. It means that you could do as many or as few as you liked. There were some mandatory controls that all teams had to do with 90% of the course optional. Some teams opt to skip CPs or even whole stages
3) Never know #TriHarderAR may be recruiting a second team sometime!0 -
career move wrote: »"Shane and I had an interesting discussion on hydrodynamics" ..... Spot the nerds
That's exactly what I thought ..... though whatever it takes to take your mind of things 0 -
what about the bit where you tell us when ye are going back out to finish all those bits you missed???
You can be sure they will feature in a training weekend in the not too distant futurejust kidding. out of interest, i don't see how anybody could have completed it 100% in the timeline. two questions,
1) winning team, how much did they complete
2) is that the idea in AR, have more than even the best can possibly do so that they too have to make choices?
Mike answered this, but my own 2c is that this format used in the Beast is probably the first time that it was done this way.
Normally it's a linear route with mandatory points and time cut offs. Miss a cutoff and you are short coursed by the organisers.
In this Beast there was only the mandatory points on the long kayak to hit, all others were optional.
You had to plan a route to gain the max points and strategically call for opting out of sections. Dot watchers not knowing this led to some really interesting blog posts (lazy feckers) and comments on the message board from people who thought we'd missed points or gone the wrong way.
If we felt the way to a point (The Vee) was going to be a time sink and not worth the points we'd recce it and bin the idea. If however the recce was Ok then it was worth it to follow that route around and add a few CP's to your totals.0 -
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