doakley wrote:First enduro? Forget about keeping time. Just follow the arrows and try to finish!
+1 Just ride and enjoy first time out.
The timekeeping is relatively easy. The Key time is based on the first rider out and all the times on the sheet are based on the key time. So at mile 7 (7.0) you should be at key time 9:18. The easiest way to do it is take a watch and set it so that whatever your start time is the watch shows 9. Then just follow the sheet. Resets mean you reset your odometer (you have a working one right? lol) to the given mileage (i.e.: at mile 2.18 you reset your odometer so it reads 4) They do this to make the math easier on sections with oddball speeds (like 18 mph) or distances because checks have to come on a minute and a tenth of a mile. So at 18 mph you could only have a check every .3 miles, at 24 mph one every .4 miles, etc
It can get overwhelming at first, but most guys just ride like hell and slow down when in a possible zone if they are on time. Most aren't so you just end up riding like hell the whole time! lol
On your particular route sheet after reading the course info TR probably means "trail" and BT="Black top"
Have fun!