Why the long hiatus? Lots of reasons.
The Perthshire took over my life for a while.... a long while. It was a learning experience, and I've learnt that I'm not a good event organiser. I'm good at encouraging people, and supporting them. I'm pretty good at designing courses. I'm not bad at drawing maps.... but organising stuff? no.... I just have stress breakdowns instead.
Drumclog was also a low-point, professionally speaking: I lost the rag with some competitors, and almost walked away from the whole scene.
Running the Perthshire was saved by Andy: he took over and kept everything on-track.
The event happened: it took some slightly underhand manouvering; some pretty blunt prodding; a bit of outright bribary; and a lot of self-sponsorship..... but it happened.
For a while, the BCCC was going to renege on the agreement I had with them, but that was averted (I was asked to keep shtum on that, and I am doing so)
The night-comp at Bathgate happened... though there was an attempt to move it to a more day-oriented event: so that wouldn't be a night-comp then?
There were several slightly hairy moments where people were getting stuck left, right, and center... and then John blew the bogie time out the water: 7'45" for a bogie time of 8'30" (why do I always react badly when he demands something from me?)
The Borders Hill Rally is now being oreganised, but not my be... by Rupert from Castle Rescue.
The Dunbar comp has been cancelled for the second year in a row. I think we need a new site for September - one not held hostage to rain & delayed harvests.
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