1. | With the slower part of the crowd. | ||||||
2. | Right of the line to the first trail, then took it to the right, cut over below the cliff. With a couple of AR folks. Saw some of the leaders coming out of 2 as I went in. | ||||||
3. | Big crowd coming in as I came out. Was right of the line, looking for the large reentrant as an intermediate check, but visibility was so good that I saw some folks on a rocky hilltop on the other side of a marshy area. Didn't sink in that I wasn't supposed to cross the marshy area, but keep it on my right. Checked out a few rosk with several other folks, then saw movement to the WNW by a larger rock. Hmm, no boulder height on the cluse sheet. Well,. it's not by any of these rocks, let's go look over there. Gee, there it is, right where it's shown on the map... | ||||||
4. | A little left of the line to the trail, almost headed N on the first trail. Bob Lux hot on my heels, sounding like a freight train. Got passed by Marie and Meg, but they kept going on the trail when I cut up into the reentrant on the left after the thick green. Might have missed the small trail if someone had been on it, passing just in front of me. Tuck in behind Phil. Over the stream, and Meg comes churning past, but no Marie. | ||||||
5. | Lose sight of Meg, but back and forth with Phil. Into the thicker stuff, a few more rocks that I was expecting. A little bit of floundering around, thenI see the trail just beyond the control and JJ is coming along the trail from the wrong direction... Look over and see the control. | ||||||
6. | Basically straight. | ||||||
7. | Momentarily confused by the bare rock knoll on the way. Punch just before Bob and Phil. | ||||||
8. | Not quite sure which way to go, decide for far fight, not really seeing that the narrow notch at the end is at least 2 contours higher than the straighter route. Like being able to pick a good attackpoint coming down the trail, rather than a less certain feature off in the woods. Running when I can, fast walk the rest. See guy in blue and white top coming out as I come in, then Bob appears from above. | ||||||
9. | Just a bit right of the line. Pretty good running through the woods - maybe better trails to the left for the first 1/2 to 2/3?? Long gradual hill slog, can't see or hear anyone behind me. Off to the right a bit, check the reentrant to the west before the correct one. | ||||||
10. | Crossed 2 trails at an angle, then picked up the stone wall. Saw the other wall coming in from below, then angled more left. Came down between the cliffs just where I wanted, about 25 m left of the control. | ||||||
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12. | Saw blue-white shirt guy (mgb?) leaving 13 as I was coming in. | ||||||
13. | 2 sports drinks and a water bottle refill. | ||||||
14. | Saw Bob and guy with a bandana on his head (Vadim A.?) heading into 12 as I left 13. Up the small trail, then angled. Not a great attack, but figured I'd see it. A few blowdowns blocking the view, but saw the blue-shite shirt angling up away from it. | ||||||
15. | Wne right for the first part. Plan was to go just below the stone wall - never saw it, think I cut in too far N along the trail. Drifted downhill more than I wanted, and went across the trail until I saw the road - was about 250m further N on fht trail than I wanted to be. Back up the trail, first left, then right, straight across the next junction, then cut over the top of the next hill, dropped to the trails. | ||||||
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17. | First twinge of a cramp. Slowing down a bit. | ||||||
18. | J-J comes up from behind | ||||||
19. | J-J and bandana guy pulling ahead. See Mika and Meg coming along the trail on their way to 15. Not a lot of oompf left for the hills. Moving carefully in hopes the cramps don't overtake me. | ||||||
20. | Momentary pause at the boulder at the break in the control circle. | ||||||
21. | Slow slog, dreading the hills to be climbed. Pretty clean, but slow. | ||||||
22. | NNW out of the control. Above the dark green, drop across the trail and hit the 2d one, across the stream, over the next hill. See bandana guy across stream as I head in. | ||||||
23. | See Bob coming in as I leave, hope I have enough to stay in front of him. Slow but clean. | ||||||
24. | Trail around the N side of the first marsh. 1st left, then straight across. Angle down towards the marsh - had considered staying on the trail past the knoll on the right, then dropping straight across the marsh, but decided crossing just below the marsh and heading in on the far side made more sense. Saw bandana guy coming in from my right - wonder where he'd been. Punch just before him. | ||||||
25. | Hear two sets of foot steps and heavy breathing coming up from behind. Thought it was Bob, but was Marie instead. Marie and bandana pull slowly ahead. | ||||||
26. | They're blazing down the hill - I'm just hoping my legs don't cramp and collapse under me as I head down the hill. Get across the road and jogging on the flat part when my right calf decides to add a new cramp into the mix. See where others have cut in. Cliff but no control?? Oh, tucked well in behind a rock. | ||||||
F. | Not a lot left. |
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