Way back before time began, well 1991 I was asked if I wanted to take part in a 2 day mountain biking event called the Polaris Challenge. I had just kind of gotten into mountain biking, so I said yep, why not.
The challenge was basically a 2 day orienteering event where the riders, in teams of 2, had to ride around and get as many check points as possible before their time ran out. They also had to carry all equipment for an overnight camp, including food, tent, sleeping bag etc. The process was repeated on Sunday and the winner was the team with the most points, how hard can it be?
Anyway, did the first one way back in 1991 (Yorkshire Dales), the next one I did was about 2004, so a bit of a gap. Did the Autumn 2004 (in the Lakes), Spring 2005 (Brecon Beacons), Autumn 2005 (North Lakes), missed the Spring 2006 because is was way down South and I've just entered myself for the Autumn 2006, which is in the Yorkshire Dales - the circle of life...
One thing, you can now enter as a solo rider, which is what I did for the autumn 2005 and will be solo again this time. Come on Graham, get you arse in gear and get some training done.
The challenge was basically a 2 day orienteering event where the riders, in teams of 2, had to ride around and get as many check points as possible before their time ran out. They also had to carry all equipment for an overnight camp, including food, tent, sleeping bag etc. The process was repeated on Sunday and the winner was the team with the most points, how hard can it be?
Anyway, did the first one way back in 1991 (Yorkshire Dales), the next one I did was about 2004, so a bit of a gap. Did the Autumn 2004 (in the Lakes), Spring 2005 (Brecon Beacons), Autumn 2005 (North Lakes), missed the Spring 2006 because is was way down South and I've just entered myself for the Autumn 2006, which is in the Yorkshire Dales - the circle of life...
One thing, you can now enter as a solo rider, which is what I did for the autumn 2005 and will be solo again this time. Come on Graham, get you arse in gear and get some training done.
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