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Sunday May 24, 2009 #
Running 20:00 [1]
shoes: NB MT 840 (sep 08)
Orienteering 40:00 [3] 6.0 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: NB MT 840 (sep 08)
Fun mass start race in almonte. Didn't really want to push it too hard. Cruised at an easy pace around the first butterfly loops, but had some guy i'd never seen before ( looked like an adventure racing sort) following me the whole time. He'd be running right behind me then when we'd spot the control he'd sprint to punch it before me and then start to head off in the wrong direction, at which point he'd look back to where i was heading and then turn around and follow me again. I was getting annoyed.
After the butterfly loops there was about 2k of easy road running controls and the guy took off on me. I tried desperately to keep with him but he was way too fast. The only chance I figured i could beat him was if he slowed down and made mistakes in the more technical town area. I lost sight of him at around control 14 or 15 but then when i got to 16 i noticed that it took a long time for the SI to register, therefore i was the one waking it up (first person there). Sure enough when i got to 17 I saw the guy sprinting back in the direction of 16.
The rest of the course was more running legs and i was often looking over my shoulder cause I was really hurting and was thinking he could easily catch me. Never saw him the rest of the course though and finished about 1min ahead of him.
It turns out he has a background in road running (14 something 5k 32ish 10k), and used to live in England where he did some orienteering. He definetly made the race more interesting and harder than i wanted it to be.:)
After the butterfly loops there was about 2k of easy road running controls and the guy took off on me. I tried desperately to keep with him but he was way too fast. The only chance I figured i could beat him was if he slowed down and made mistakes in the more technical town area. I lost sight of him at around control 14 or 15 but then when i got to 16 i noticed that it took a long time for the SI to register, therefore i was the one waking it up (first person there). Sure enough when i got to 17 I saw the guy sprinting back in the direction of 16.
The rest of the course was more running legs and i was often looking over my shoulder cause I was really hurting and was thinking he could easily catch me. Never saw him the rest of the course though and finished about 1min ahead of him.
It turns out he has a background in road running (14 something 5k 32ish 10k), and used to live in England where he did some orienteering. He definetly made the race more interesting and harder than i wanted it to be.:)