By Greg Keers on 05/12/2006

Nik Haynes and I entered the South Downs endurance adventure race as a team of two, both keen to have our first play at an adventure race (www.dynamicadventureracing.co.uk).

We had a lucky break in the weather. Lots of rain leading up to race day guaranteed a very muddy experience but the wind and rain backed off for us as a perfect window before gale force winds and rain were to arrive the following morning.

We turned up nice and early, registered in the village hall and picked up our race map and race numbers.

Both Nik and I as complete adventure race novices immediately started to learn about things that adventure racers do and the kit they have. Many competitors had a clip board attached to their handlebars for easy viewing of the map. It is amazing how much time we would end up wasting by messing around with our maps, tucking them away, getting them out again…

We sat down at one of the many tables  to study our map and work...

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