The IOW Mountain Bike Centre at Cheverton Farm in Shorwell was the venue for this double test of speed and endurance.
Entrants had 2 races to select from. The Sprint which comprised of a 3k trail run, 10k off road cycle followed by a second 3k run. The Epic was a 5k trail run, 20k cycle followed by another 5k run. Each course took the competitors running over downland, through copses and over ancient pathways. The mountain bike section was raced over purpose built bike trails.
A tremendous trio of Roadrunners took on the dual. With fantastic success from all 3.
Dean Pike and Andy MacArthur took on the sprint race. Dean led the first run and the Bike leg with Andy coming in 3rd. However in the final leg, (the second run), Andy’s wealth of off road experience kicked in to bring him home in a cracking 2nd overall with Dean snapping at his heels in 3rd.
In the Epic, Darren Cole was joint leader in the first. The bike leg saw him drop back into 3rd place, but Darren rallied for one last push to claw back into 2nd overall.
Great performance fellas.
