That sounds great Anthony - well done and thanks for sharing your experience!

You also made me appreciate that AS, which is the category of race I have been looking for (I like up and down), might not always be suitable and I need to pay attention before I commit myself to something way beyond my capabilities! The 6 miles is a bit far for me at the moment, I mean I would probably be okay at a push, but 2100' of climb would have me DNF-ing (and probably f-ing quite a bit) too I am sure hehe