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Saturday Mar 25, 2017 #
2 PM
Running warm up/down 47:00 [3] 10.0 km (4:42 / km) +220m 4:14 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Fuji #2
Running race 32:10 [3] 10.1 km (3:11 / km) +80m 3:04 / km
shoes: Asics Hyper XC #3
Home Int'l XC - Margram Park, South Wales.
Decent undulating course with a big descent and climb just before the end of each lap. Strong headwind on all the climbs. This meant that several times during the race i got dropped by the lead bunch and then easily got back in touch when they turned into the wind and started mincing. With a lap and a half to go i got a bit sick of slowing down behind them and moved to the front and pushed hard into the wind. This tactic managed to dislodge a few weaker guys; in fact by the final descent I'd dislodged everyone bar the eventual winner, who sprinted away on the downhill. I closed a bit on him on the final climb but not enough. 2nd.
Scotland lost the SM race by 1pt, 2-5-6 v 1-4-8.
Decent undulating course with a big descent and climb just before the end of each lap. Strong headwind on all the climbs. This meant that several times during the race i got dropped by the lead bunch and then easily got back in touch when they turned into the wind and started mincing. With a lap and a half to go i got a bit sick of slowing down behind them and moved to the front and pushed hard into the wind. This tactic managed to dislodge a few weaker guys; in fact by the final descent I'd dislodged everyone bar the eventual winner, who sprinted away on the downhill. I closed a bit on him on the final climb but not enough. 2nd.
Scotland lost the SM race by 1pt, 2-5-6 v 1-4-8.
Running warm up/down 12:00 [3] 2.4 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Asics Hyper XC #3
Strides before, shuffling after.