Bike O race 49:18 [5] 9.4 km (5:15 / km) +222m 4:41 / km
Long-O Masters Series in Epinal. It was kind of an uninspiring course with long sections just following one particular dirt road in the forest. So, my mind started wandering. At a short section from 3 to 4, it was also kind of easy and I followed the trail down, turn right, go uphill to a bend to the left onto a trail and there was the flag, not. All of a sudden, it jolted me out of my passiveness and where was I? So I searched back down and up again, always ending at the same spot. Hmm, heard the minutes ticking away and it was actually SO easy! I decided that I must be where I thought it was and that I needed to go a bit further as the 1:15'000 map threw me off a little and there was the flag!! So angry at myself. I finished the rest as I should have but sprinkled it with another small route choice mistake. Oh well, it was a good training.