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Sunday Aug 11, 2019 #
9 AM
Running, mostly off road warm up/down 15:00 [2] 3.0 km (5:00 / km)
10 AM
Hill running race 2:33:55 [5] 30.84 km (4:59 / km) +2100m 3:43 / km
Sierre Zinal for the 8th year in a row. The field was even stronger than previous times so I'd hoped to get in a good race but I ended up running fairly average and not getting close to the main action. The first climb felt slower than previous years and I didn't feel able to go any quicker without risking a blow up later. The leaders were already miles in front and I was in around 10-13th place.
Normally when it flattens out at Ponchette I can kick on and move through but it didn't happen this time and I felt sluggish. Andy overtook me going downhill to Chandolin then I got a bit of a boost and managed to stick with him and pass a few guys. Shortly after I started to feel good and ran strongly all the way to Weisshorn, getting in to 5th place and dropping Andy. I could see 3rd and 4th not far ahead on the final climb but once it flattened out I wasn't quick enough.
Ticked off the final kms feeling like I had more in the tank but couldn't speed up then ran reasonably well on the steep descent (for the first time ever). It was 30-40s slower than my best time overall but with the big gaps I needed to be 2' faster to be top 3. Some positives from it but just annoyed I wasn't able to give 100% all the way. I tried to work on my uphill/downhill more than my flat running in the last months and it may not have paid off. Also disappointing to see three athletes who've failed drugs tests being celebrated without any mention of it.
Normally when it flattens out at Ponchette I can kick on and move through but it didn't happen this time and I felt sluggish. Andy overtook me going downhill to Chandolin then I got a bit of a boost and managed to stick with him and pass a few guys. Shortly after I started to feel good and ran strongly all the way to Weisshorn, getting in to 5th place and dropping Andy. I could see 3rd and 4th not far ahead on the final climb but once it flattened out I wasn't quick enough.
Ticked off the final kms feeling like I had more in the tank but couldn't speed up then ran reasonably well on the steep descent (for the first time ever). It was 30-40s slower than my best time overall but with the big gaps I needed to be 2' faster to be top 3. Some positives from it but just annoyed I wasn't able to give 100% all the way. I tried to work on my uphill/downhill more than my flat running in the last months and it may not have paid off. Also disappointing to see three athletes who've failed drugs tests being celebrated without any mention of it.