Much Ado about Nothing ...

Another month goes by, seemingly with much ado about nothing?

It’s the time of year when it’s wet and windy outside and not a lot has been going on. It seems a long while since the OMM and with only the excitement on the sleepmonsters front (after much initial frustration) was following the Portugal XPD World Championship race.

A Massive 'Well Done' to Tom Gibbs and Team, excellently back up by James and Nicola. An equally massive 'Well Done' is due to Team Cruachan who, along with the two other British teams all finished the race. That’s an impressive performance for British Adventure Racing. Take a look at www.teamcruachan.blogspot.com for Pyro's excellent reporting.

New for NAV4 this month is confirmation of our Spring NAV4 course on 12-14th March. This is, once again at our regular Borrowdale YHA venue, where the 2008 OMM maps come into play. Full details of the course are now on the website, and as places are limited they will book up quickly.

Also new for 2010 are two special One Day 'Open5' AR Navigation Workshops, on each of the Saturday’s before the Sunday Open5 Events at Howarth and Sedbergh. The unique thing about these is that you can book onto one of these individually and join up with like minded people for great value tution and an insight in to the mysteries of AR nav specific to Open5 strategy. Personally, I will be staying at Howarth YHA prior to that event (Friday and Saturday nights prior to the event on Sunday 7th February) which is a great venue for a bike/run event. Let's make a weekend of it...as James says.

NAV4 'Masterclasses' which are specifically arranged on a date to meet you own race/team agenda continue to be popular although the hardest part is often just getting a date sorted with your mates!!!!

'The Heb' is also taking up some ‘office time’. The Entry form is now being finalized and on the website and entries being accepted. 2010 FAQ's have been there a while and there is a great buzz of anticipation for next year's event. If you've been inpsired by Portugal XPD The Heb is an excellent way in to multi-day racing, and the terrain, atmosphere and scenery is the best in the UK. Get your teams sorted now...and start building for The Heb 2010

Joe