Whew! Got a lot of sleep last night, as there were only about 20 maps that got printed on the wrong side of the paper on Thursday and had to be reprinted. I also put out some extras, given the last-minute registrations. The printer cooperated well enough that it was done and idle by the time Alexei showed up, a bit past midnight.
Eric, Alexei, and I drove to the start of the
Trials Middle. I helped out with the registration and packed pick-up, then
jogged to the finish as a part of my warm-up. I saw a bunch of Trials people finish, and saw that Clem had a good time at about 40 minutes, a minute or so ahead of Eric. I did not notice Eddie's blazing result, although I did see him finish.
Just as I was ready to start my own run, I saw the train of Ross, Erin, and John finish, all with times that seemed beatable.