Affric North - 1:15'000
WOC Long Distance Final
An epic WOC Long. Midges at the start kept me warming up forever. Also lots of transport issues by the organizers to get us to the start. Way too complicated.
Started off fair, but was caught by the Canadian behind me way too quickly to #4 (longish leg). Next longish leg I was indecisive and didn't see the road route choice until I'd left the control. Thus lost about 2 mins getting back to the road a short while later. I had a good section through the water but started tiring on the first ultra long leg to 13. At the butterfly at the end of it, I was disorientated for a short while. Started struggling with the distance and the recent cold, and found it hard to focus and push the speed. Another long leg to 21 took forever and thereafter I was short on sugars and listless. Managed to keep it somewhat together till the finish, but speed slowed down horribly. Very physical course with high heather on the hills, etc. Well planned and a nice fresh approach to WOC Long distances.
Finished about 20 mins slower than I wanted, but still 61st. A lot of dsq's. Not the result I wanted in the end.
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