Possum Trot XIX at Fleming Park East Lake Jacomo with MNOC group of Andrei, Tom L, Phil S, Jim Mullin, Mike McKeen and Ayla and Rab . Cold strong N wind and high humidity made it rather raw and so everyone was wearing gloves and staying out of the wind til the start.
Start was the usual mad rush to #1 about 600m away up the road . Ran just behind the leaders who went to 2 on a direct route (and were overtaken by slower finishers who used the trail . Briefly looked at map and started to get into map approaching 2 and on way to 3 (just behind JP and Tom Carr). Still fast pace and group of about 5 until we approached 5 and was starting to run my own route 7 , 8 ,9 , 10 11 in rough group of 3 . 12 : another dicth (not on the map) and was too low so that I had to circle back (2 mins:20 sec lost) , 13 on my own, 14 rather thick and didn't venture it soon enough so had to come back a bit 2 mins lost, Spike caught me at 14 . 15, 16 fast and easy , Spike then went left to skip 17 and I went straight to 17 skipped 18. , 19 easy (saw JP up ahead) but didn't see trail leaving 19 so went low and had to climb back up then solid run on my own 20 - 24 and to finish.
Good fun run and got 8th place
Lifetime standings : 6th place
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PlEVz_ApuY...