Bike Racing at Batac, Ilocos Norte.

[chris49]

Hey guys, you haven't seen much of me. Early November my 2 working laptops went down. The older one was unsalvagable, and the other one had problems with the off/on switch. So after repair it still wasn't functional. Had to wait to get a new one, and it has taken a short time to get used to. Then the holiday period, and the network has been frequently overloaded daytime.

I'm still here. I turned 67. We had an event at Sta Lucia, 62 km, all terrain MTB. I went ok but failed to finish the event due to a puncture. I had some fitness left over, so 24 December, I ventured up to Batac. Hometown of Marcos, and a nice area. Generally older buildings, but well maintained. No squatters or shanty towns.

I got awarded oldest rider. And I finished 7th in my category.....Over 46 with 12 entrants. I raced mostly old guys and juniors, but the next oldest was 53.

Here's the report and hope the picture will show.

http://forums.transitions.org.au/index.php?showtopic=71505

 

Edited December 30, 2016 by chris49