{"id":12679,"date":"2010-02-20T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-20T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kpstaged.apps-1and1.net\/2010\/02\/20\/hit-the-north\/"},"modified":"2010-02-20T15:13:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-20T15:13:00","slug":"hit-the-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/keep\/2010\/02\/20\/hit-the-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit the North"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S3_8v-rY7bI\/AAAAAAAAALI\/BTsV_SFh1PM\/s1600-h\/hit+the+north.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 256px;height: 320px\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S3_8v-rY7bI\/AAAAAAAAALI\/BTsV_SFh1PM\/s320\/hit+the+north.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440344776095886770\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Well, that was bloody fab. Got there in plenty of time, registered and had a chat with some folks. All too soon we were corralled between some tape, given some instructions and the we were off. Whoop! Took me a couple of laps to get into my cross bike groove and then started to enjoy it in a &#8220;this hurts but it&#8217;ll do you good&#8221; kind of way. Many photos to come of people grinding and sliding their way around the 20 minute laps I&#8217;m sure. Surely there can&#8217;t be a repeat of this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hitthenorth.net\/page\/2\/\">one<\/a>?  Scroll down past the video to see some arse on a cross bike holding up 3 mountain bike riders. You&#8217;ll be pleased to know the silly bars have gone and proper <span>cantis<\/span> now do the stopping. Those <span>KoolStop<\/span> <span>canti<\/span> pads are fab by the way. They&#8217;ve battered around all winter since completing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3peakscyclocross.org.uk\/\">3 Peak<\/a>s and there&#8217;s still half of them left even after today. Front tube didn&#8217;t fare so well &#8211; at least it waited til it had been washed and blow dried before giving up around 6 hours later. Good timing.<\/p>\n<p>Results are in. Surprised to see only 150ish of the original 200 actually bothered to turn up. 18th place for me, disappointing. Well done to everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all those involved in the organisation, especially Jason and his mid race encouragement &#8211; it really works.  Great spirit in the race too &#8211; no bad tempered <span>racerheads<\/span> that I saw &#8211; a great atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, that was bloody fab. Got there in plenty of time, registered and had a chat with some folks. All too soon we were corralled between some tape, given some instructions and the we were off. Whoop! 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