Last Saturday I entered my first ever mountain bike race. It was called “12 hours of darkness” and as the name suggests, it was held during the night. The race consisted of trying to do as many laps as possible in the given 12 hours. We had a mixed team of 6 and were able to change riders every lap. There were some people doing it solo, some teams of 2 and some teams of 4. About 100 people took part in the race, making this a low key, no frills, best fun ever event.
The event was held at Penrose State Forest, which for those who have been to Canberra, is near the Bunadoon service centre (yes the one with the golden arches). I took my GPS along with me and have a track available for download. Just load the track into Google Earth and you will see exactly where the race was held.
There was a DJ who played tunes all through the night and he even managed to play some Pink Floyd.
More information on the event can be found at the 12 hours of darkness website
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