MTBO 2:53:55 [4] 24.41 km (7:07 / km)
Tiredness from the day before ruled my performance. A bad start - not switched on - ended up bamboozled before the first control. The ground was dry and super soft - difficult to get traction. I felt every metre uphill. Clearly some good legs as evidenced by the splits but the overall a slow performance with up to 30m of mistakes? Ended up at control 19 instead of 17 and then almost DNFed as the body had had enough. Finishing 3rd was a surprise, but the course and conditions were hard.