pfc's comments - by leg
| 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. | Time Lost: 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. | Time Lost: 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. | Time Lost: 00:30 | Inferred from water stop split. Went to the wrong reentrant with the rest of the pack. |
| 11. | Time Lost: 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. | Time Lost: 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. | Time Lost: 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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| 28. | 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
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