Training Log Archive: Shep

At Coles Bay. Planned to take it conservatively to the first then just have a crack. I got the first good but came unstuck to the second. Lost a good 2mins there and got caught by keely. I knee the course was tough and hard and everyone would make mistakes so I kept pushing but made a few more small mistakes. Then I hit 17 before 16, and keely did the same despite us taking different approaches into the control. Turns out we'd both gone to the wrong control at 15 (we overran 15) so we were never where we thought we were running down to 16. Lost well over 3mins there, in addition to the time lost messing up 15, in addition to getting dsq for missing 15. Absolute Barry crocker. I can't remember ever punching a wrong control, especially not in a world cup, and haven't raced this badly since aus sprint champs at badga (2011?).

Very disappointed, the map and course were awesome and suited me down to the ground. It was difficult but I didn't think it was any more difficult to a lot of national series middle distance races I've done. No excuses - I just didn't perform when I needed to!