My 14 year old son did the 35 km. It was gruelling in the rain and mud and I mistook him for a sasquatch when he finished! Recognised him again once we hosed him and his bike down, Wrote it down to a good adventure and his devoted mommy will nurse his scratched and bruised legs for him BUT a medal at the end would really have lifted the spirits. He's quite new to MTB races. He did very, very well in the 94.7 30 km - came 5th in his age group (give mom her bragging rights). He will definitely be back next year, but please guys, work on providing the cyclists with a medal at the finish. .............and maybe for the mom's that got up at 5 and sat in the rain until the end, a free coffee or 2.