| Route 2-3
I had a bit of a hesitation to control 2 as I got pulled by another control close by. I slowed down a bit and lost contact with the map briefly. So I ran on in the direction of control 3. I made the commitment and stuck to it. In hindsight, a better planning would have caused me to run the other route. |
| | Route 4-5 I only actually saw the
purple route. Fast running and being able to plan the next leg where key here. |
 | Route 5-6 I very briefly considered the green route
however decided to take the longer one. It is faster running for this type of wood.
I cut in a little too early near the control circle to control 6 due to a path that
isn’t on the map. It cost me about 15-20 secs
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| | Route 6-7
Fast path running was the key here again
for me. Knowing that I had a bit of a decision to make from 7-8 I took my time
for planning that route. |
 | Route 7-8
My thoughts initially was to take the
blue route but knowing the map from previous events, the area here is a bit
flawed. So I opted for the cleared attackpoint at the end of the path to north
of the control. I also had fresh legs so climbing 2 contour lines was quick
enough. |
 | Route 8-9
This was an interesting one as I did not
have a clear plan leaving control 8. I have a tendency to keep to the right of the
control line. I also remembered passing the path leading to the control from
the north, it seemed fast enough so my mind was made up. |
 | Route 9-10
I wanted to get out of control 9 quickly
and did not really think of any alternative for going to control 10. However, some
might have wanted to go around the lake so I considered that in my analysis.
The path is fairly overgrown and longer so I would not consider that an option. |
 | Route 11-12
I took the purple route and did not
really consider anything else during the race. There is a trail that isn’t on the map
that I found that helped me getting to the control. Some might have seen the
shortest choice here. |
 | Route 12-13
I am not sure why I lost time here. I had
the control already in the race and knew where it was. I took the shorter route
also. Only after the race did I discover the green choice. |
 | Route 13-14
The controls 12-13-14 I consider the
middle of the race. Mental and physical fatigue started to set in. I took the
blue route, a direct approach to the control. I was approaching that a little
too slow as I want to nail it rather then go looking for it. |
 | Route 14-15 As I was running to control 2 earlier I
discovered a trail to the south of the blue route here. So I was aiming to hit
that track. I also remembered the control 14 from earlier passing it on the way
to control 3. |
 | Route 16-17
Nearly at the end of the race I need to
concentrate, at this point I can feel my legs getting tired from all the
highspeed running. So I need to be able to drive on hard but relax mentally to
not make a mistake now. So my route choice here was the main track where I
could execute this nicely. I cut in a little early on a small track that let me
to control 17. On the way to control 17 I made the decision to attack control 18 from the
south this time. Which I knew would be a little bit more difficult. |
 | Route 17-18
As planned I attacked the control from
the south instead of the the safer longer route in the north. I wanted to keep
my legs for the final few controls and not power out too much. It was slow and
not clean so I lost about 20 secs here. |
| Route 18-19
I opted in to stay low and avoid the
climb and small trails that would slow the progress. I found a reasonable path
through the shaded green, aka brambles. Going loosely by compass direction to
hit the path and follow the contours by looking up. So I saw control 13 early
enough that handrailed me to control 19
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 | Route 19 – 20
All I wanted was to go home at this
point, well finish the race.
Get out onto the main path as quickly as
I can. At this point I knew the control needed to be on my right hand side and I
took all my last energy to keep those tired, burned out legs moving fast to
control 19 and the finish. |
