Race Evaluation
Possum Trot IX:
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| 1. | NOTE: My "time lost" refers to bobbles within the control circle, obviously more time can be lost during the rest of leg. Everyone running pretty much together - I was in the 2nd wave, inferred split from Eric and Spike. | ||||||
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| 3. | +00:30 | Lost a little time getting confused with the clearing, JP helped me though (hard to avoid this early in a race) | |||||
| 4. | Punched just before David. | ||||||
| 5. | +00:15 | Spike got ahead of me here, inferred split from his. | |||||
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| 7. | David and I nailed this one at the same time. | ||||||
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| 9. | David and I ran in together along the stream, out down the spur where he pushed ahead of me. | ||||||
| 10. | +00:30 | Inferred from water stop split. Went to the wrong reentrant with the rest of the pack. | |||||
| 11. | +00:40 | Took the long trail route to this one. Hesitated a bit going in along the spur. On the way out, saw JP coming back to the east - he took the trail and overran. | |||||
| 12. | +00:20 | Came a little high and had to run back NE a few meters. | |||||
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| 14. | Ran up the reentrant with JP and we caught Eric and David running through the saddle. | ||||||
| 15. | Lost JP, found Tex on the approach. | ||||||
| 16. | Lost Tex, found JP. Spotted the pit just before him. | ||||||
| 17. | JP pushed ahead a little, but overshot towards Eric and David. I spotted the narrow reentrant, turned left and followed it in. | ||||||
| 18. | Skipped this one. | ||||||
| 19. | Punched just before Spike | ||||||
| 20. | Punched just after Spike | ||||||
| 21. | +01:10 | Spike overran - I gained at least 45s by staying low and spotting the control (ruin) - but not after wasting some time of my own. | |||||
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| 23. | Took the safe trail route. | ||||||
| 24. | Starting to lose fuel. Why wasn't I carrying a gel? Or, why didn't I eat that extra piece of toast at breakfast? :) | ||||||
| 25. | I was really losing it on this leg. JP passed me as I struggled along. I noticed my mind start to slow down as well, which was the most frustrating thing. | ||||||
| 26. | Nice paved trail run, but Spike overtook me at the control and then sprinted out (good instinct!) I was in no shape to take the challenge, unfortunately. Maybe next time. | ||||||
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| F. | A bit disappointed that I didn't quite have enough to make it - I might have been able to hang onto 5th place. I think I'll be more careful about bringing a little something with me. |
Total Time Lost - 00:03:25