Oh - (and as if it looks like i left anything out!!) - I forgot to mention...

In the first race we each got a lap in in the daylight, which was great, so we knew where we were going in the dark. And it helped that we'd ridden the course before too in other races. We each did 5 laps, with two of the girls managing to get in a 6th.

In the second race, because of the longer lap and because it was held on the Winter Solstice so we got the longest night possible, we couldn't get a daytime lap for everybody. As the most experienced night rider (but far from the most experienced rider) I got to do my first lap in the dark and went OTB! We each did 3 laps except for the guys we sent out in a rush towards the end to sneak an extra lap in (he did 4). And I didn't ever see the course in the daylight until I did our very last lap! All the way around I was "Ooo - look at that! Ahh - THAT'S where this is! Oh- look how close we are to camp here!"