MTBO race 1:43:04 [5] 30.8 km (3:21 / km) +440m 3:07 / km
ahr:152 max:174
Vic MTBO Champs - Long
2nd
Again not fast/strong enough to keep up with Ed.
Plus a couple on legs not executed well. Even getting those right I would still have been a couple of minutes behind him.
3-4 the first section of track on the ground didn’t match my view on the map. I stopped a couple of times to try to work out where I could be. Three or four others doing the same didn’t help the confidence. Possibly lost 3-4 minutes.
8-9 splits say I lost time but I think because others went via out of bounds and had a quick time. Those who owned up were disqualified.
12-13 not sure about my route choice trying to take a different route to MRS and BP to see if I could catch them. The track and junctions were not clear and I took a turn too early. Ended up on main road and rode in from the opposite direction to planned. Possibly 1.5 minutes lost.
Started to get a few cramps over the last few controls.