First Hare and Hounds

Up to Longmoor in Hampshire in for our first hare and hounds, the wind is blowing strong it’s throwing it down with rain and I have not got a clue what I am doing or where I am supposed to be.
As I pulled into the car park is was obvious that there are some serious racer’s here and people that actually know what they are doing. Eventually I get it sort I find the starters hut and find out what a Hare and Hounds is, simple really you just ride round an off road circuit for three hours constant stop when you want to eat and to refuel, the one which does the most laps wins.
What can possible go wrong?????????????????????????
Sounds dead easy.
I take my place on the start line and suddenly it hits me, I am totally out of my depth….. And I am a diver for a living.
Just do your best and remember Andy’s advice, don’t force the bike, let it go naturally.
The flag dropped and the race was on, god some of those boys were quick, they could do a lap in about 15 minutes I was taking twice that and a little bit more.
After one and a half laps I was knackered I had been off the bike as much as I was on it, my muscles were aching everything was wet and I was beginning to think this might be harder than it first appeared.
Not to worry I was not the only one who could not survive the conditions as I met an AUS who had also gave up at the burger bar, there we stood with burger and tea watching everybody else go round and round and round.