Running race 36:38 [4] *** 3.9 km (9:24 / km) +120m 8:08 / km
spiked:9/16c shoes: Orange Inov8
FCC Middle Distance Final - Mallards Pike
Quite disappointed with this race, some of it went really well and I let myself down on other parts.
The first section was all really good and I caught up the people who set off before me. I think I took a poor route choice to 6 as I was trying to be over cautious. 7-8 I died going up the hill and I didn't know where I had come out on the path. Thinking about it now I was a lot lower down than I realised and lost a good 3 mins running up and down the spur trying to relocate but I hadn't gone far enough. I wish now I had gone to the ditch corner like I planned to or just stopped to look at my map. Then I just couldn't get back into it and was far too hesitant over the next few and completely missed the gully at 11. Really really enjoyed the last bit down the hill though and went for it here and probably ran at my limit.
I thought for a middle distance it seemed quite easy becasue it was so open and so going straighter on some legs would have actually been faster.
I was pretty gutted at the end with 4mins of time lost and being about 3mins down on where I was really aiming for.
I want to go to EYOC!! :( I have well blown the FCC this year!