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Start in a field, which was bone dry back in October, then a hill with a mostly sandy surface up and down. We did two laps of that then back along a muddy woodline and through the fields to finish.
I could have done with road shoes frankly, was so dry. Did it in X-Talons though because it was so dry and there was a section where running down the middle of the tarmac path was faster than the grass verges. Definitely worth recceing the descent, it's hairy for a cross country course but useful for closing gaps if you can run it.
It's one of my favourites, had much better results there than on other courses.
This was our course: https://www.strava.com/activities/745482574
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Really useful especially the Strava link, thanks! I've got in the habit of course reccying in XTalon 190s so I'll have those and the spikes to choose from. Either way I'm bound to lose places on the downhill so definitely need to blast it on the way up. 500+ ft over 5 miles is pretty hilly, looks like an interesting course.
PhilPub
Ah, course knowledge. What's the surface like? Grass, mud, stony trails? If by "attack" you mean gurn like a loon, I'll give it a go.