Kate
Tom
Greta
Four seasons in one day today! Jourdan left for his 10am start in beautiful sunshine, he even managed to finish his race before the rain came. Those of us in the middle of the day were waiting with Mark at the pre start when the clouds rolled up from the far side of the Passo. The top of the hill disappeared and so did Mt Doom (one of the mountains). Then came the rain just before Simon arrived, complete with his jandals. Andrew, Simon and Kate settled down in the bivvy bag as the water began to flow through the tent.
Meanwhile the forest had been transformed by the water, streams were high, everything was boggy and the mist had rolled into the clearings. Those at the finish were trying to keep dry, in an increasingly boggy event area. We had the luck to get first and last start today so we were waiting until the end to see Andrew finishing under clear skies once again.
We found today’s map heaps of fun. The newer version with the Lidar contours and remapped rocks made the area so technical into the circle. The long legs posed problems with very few tracks to provide an easy option. Most of us used the streams on the map (though this got harder with the weather closing in). The vegetation varied from sparse trees down to tight small trees in some places. The rain made the slopes really slippery to traverse and bare rock really slick. The first control caught out quite a lot of people because it required lots of concentration right from the triangle.
Greta and Kate had great runs in the girls. Greta came in 19th. She said that her run had lots of hesitation and caution, which no doubt helped avoid a big error. Kate was 22nd after a great run right near the end of the girls start block. She had some great early time checks but lost out a little to mistakes near the end. I was best boy in 31st. I lost 2 minutes at 1 and had some more errors throughout. Quite surprised at the spread of the boys times. Simon was next in 54th, after a couple of mistakes.
Results are up on www.jwoc2009.it, along with radio control times (look for Kate at the first radio in 6th!)
Awesome results both in the sprint and long team! well worth staying up for :) enjoy the rest day and best of luck for qualification. Remember having a clean run is all you need, don't worry bout your speed!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tom - awesome runs! Will use your comments for the press release etc Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteAwesome results guys, especially Great and Kate.
ReplyDeleteHave a good rest up before the Middle Qual and listen to wise old Lizzie's words. You guys have the speed (you have proved that) so just focus on good orienteering technique and you will get through.
Great results! Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteI spose this is all the postings we are gunna get?? Thanks guys and girls....it made great reading. Enjoy the party, but remember "Swine Flu"....its horrible and ive got it!! A BIG Thanks to Norm and Mark. Norm you are a legend with all the photos and it makes us feel as though we are a part of it all. Safe trip home for those of you that are coming back and THOSE of you who are not....remember Europe isnt safe old NZ...have your wits about you. xx
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