O race 48:38 [3] 5.32 km (9:08 / km) +182m 7:48 / km
ahr:141 max:163
Rare appearance at Sat O event - this time Red Hill. Went after watching replay of mens' WOC Middle Final - the terrain was not the same so that did not help much! Occasionally during the event tho I tried to run fast as the WOC runners do all the time. Only really one route choice leg on the course and I did not see it - chose to go thru the terrain rather than a part road leg - made worse by a fence being indistinct which I planned to use - ran straight thru it and as a result had to climb and additional 5 contours just before control 5 - which had an immediate 8 contour climb to control 6 in a small distance (about 150 metres) after it (an approx 25% climb). Other controls easy, especially 7. Crossed Red Hill 5 times during the course so it was suited to mountain goats. Advertised as 4.7 kms and no climb.
