Event Details
Club: | NYMBO |
Event Name: | OMM Bike White Peak Day 2 |
Date: | 24/04/16 |
Format: | MBO Score |
Mapping: | Ordnance Survey |
Time Limit: | 3 hours |
National League: | - |
League: | - |
Electronic Punch: | No |
Event Report
Here is the link to the full results on the OMM web page
http://www.sportident.co.uk/results/2016/OMMBikeLite-Spring/index.html
The Long course results for both days are on this page. The Short course results are on Day 1.
Thank you for running and riding in the White Peak on a beautiful but cold weekend which makes my planning worthwhile. I thoroughly enjoyed all of my rides (and a few walks) during the winter despite the cold wet weather but I was relieved that we had a dry week beforehand so that the mud had chance to dry out. I realised after last year that I needed to make the Bike course longer so that Chris & Tom couldn't clear up. I managed on Saturday but forgot about Sunday so it's one-all now. I was worried that I hadn't given the runners enough variety but everyone seemed to enjoy the scenery and tracks around Dovedale on Saturday and Lathkill Dale on Sunday
Thanks to the National Park who were happy for the event to go ahead and gave us permission to use the converted railway lines so we will be donating £2 per competitor to their trail maintenance fund.
Thanks for riding and running responsibly although, unfortunately, we did have 2 problems on Sunday. I should have marked Oddo Farm as out of bounds as Mr Furness had given us permission to use his private track through #10 but not through his farmyard. I should also have taped the footpath past One Ash Grange for the runners approaching from the south so that you didn't get lost and cause the farmer problems – especially as they are just coming to the end of a long and tiring lambing season. I have apologised to them both on your behalf (but a small minority of you need to be more polite when confronted on private land)!
Thanks to Jens Strain for yet another excellent map which was printed by Harveys. Thanks also to Brian & Christine at Darley Farm for the perfect event centre right next to the Tissington Trail. It is an official but informal caravan site and they would enjoy seeing you there again.
Thanks to Jim Imber, Jack Aspden & Stuart Pigg for helping me put out the controls on Friday and Saturday then collecting them all in on Sunday (with some extra help from Dave Evans, Tom Williams, Zoe & David Cowgill) and we didn't find any dropped litter or open gates.
Final thanks to the OMM team and especially Stuart and Emma for all of their hard work and enthusiasm before, during and after the event. I'm having a fornight off to play golf and check OMM controls in Southwest Scotland then I'll be over to the North York Moors regularly checking the bridleways and paths on the moors and in the forests north of Cropton. We've got another excellent event centre right next to the New Inn which is also the Cropton Brewery so hope to see you there.
Steve Willis
Course Planner