Western Cape Long Distance Champs. M21A.
Grabouw Klipdrif, 1:10'000. 3rd Champs here in a row.
Another super-fast competition, with Brad taking the win about 2 mins ahead of me. I went out very fast in the first part of the course. I probably suffered a bit, running the 2nd long leg a bit too slow and not recovering until after the northern loop.
Hit the first few controls spot on, then went the direct route on the first long leg. Jury is still out on which route choice was the best. 3 controls were stolen on the day (2, 8, 9), but they had all been replaced by the time I got there. Suffered a lot between 13 and 16, but still hit all controls at speed and with no mistakes. Felt good entering the last technical section. Only 1 mistake, where I went a bit too low on the leg to #24.
Had a good run in, but nowhere near fast enough on this course to beat Brad, who actually pulled away from me in the final technical section. Michael had also been ahead starting in, but went backwards, finishing about 30secs behind me in the end.
Can't complain about my run. I just need to get faster, even though this rates as one of the fastest Champs courses in SA history?