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Saturday Apr 20, 2019 #
1 PM
Run ((orienteering)) 19:23 [3] *** 2.7 km (7:11 / km) +70m 6:21 / km
spiked:29/29c
Unusual to open up Easter proper with a sprint but this is a slightly unconventional Easter. The word was out that it was a pretty technical sprint, and it certainly required concentration, although I always felt as if I was in control (possibly an indication that I wasn't running fast enough). Didn't feel quite as good running as yesterday with a bit of tightness after climbs, but didn't really put a foot wrong technically.
I'd been thinking 4 minutes behind Bruce would be a decent result. I knew when he went through me (3 minutes) at 18 that I probably wouldn't quite achieve this, and so it proved. Still within touch of the others, and with a sprint start (even more than a middle start) an apparently large margin after day 1 can very quickly become a modest one after the long day - you can't win Easter on Saturday but you can certainly lose it (particularly if you were one of the day's numerous mispunches or disqualifications).
OA meetings were relatively painless (and we got all of them out of the way today so tomorrow will be a rare Easter Sunday afternoon off). I don't intend to stand for re-election next year - eight years is plenty - but we haven't yet had any feelers about possible successors.
I'd been thinking 4 minutes behind Bruce would be a decent result. I knew when he went through me (3 minutes) at 18 that I probably wouldn't quite achieve this, and so it proved. Still within touch of the others, and with a sprint start (even more than a middle start) an apparently large margin after day 1 can very quickly become a modest one after the long day - you can't win Easter on Saturday but you can certainly lose it (particularly if you were one of the day's numerous mispunches or disqualifications).
OA meetings were relatively painless (and we got all of them out of the way today so tomorrow will be a rare Easter Sunday afternoon off). I don't intend to stand for re-election next year - eight years is plenty - but we haven't yet had any feelers about possible successors.