median leg score: 82.4
calculated time lost: 1:22 (+1.1%)
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# | dist | time | place | delta | score | lost* | pace | dist | time | place | delta | pace | comments | |||||||||||||||||||||
1. | 964m | 7:24 | 13 | +1:02 | 16% | 86.6 | 7:40 | 964m | 7:24 | 13 | +1:02 | 16% | 7:40 | Off with the pack, a little left w/ JJ - dropped to trail and briefly considered staying on trail and crossing S of marsh, but decided to go with the pack for safety. | ||||||||||||||||||||
2. | 651m | 6:58 | 12 | +31 | 8% | 93.5 | 10:42 | 1615m | 14:22 | 11 | +1:29 | 12% | 8:53 | went with the flow, used the time to peruse the whole course - initially thought 5 looked promising, also considered skipping 10 and running the ridge to Norrotuck and dropping down to 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3. | 730m | 9:06 | 12 | +2:30 | 38% | 79.9 | 12:27 | 2345m | 23:28 | 10 | +3:49 | 19% | 10:00 | moving with the crowd, right behind Pam James and David Onkst | ||||||||||||||||||||
4. | 465m | 6:25 | 6 | +1:43 | 37% | 80.7 | 13:47 | 2810m | 29:53 | 7 | +5:32 | 23% | 10:38 | looking up the hill, considered skipping the climb and going around to 5 - thought about going west to trail and up on trail, but decided to hang with the pack for safety | ||||||||||||||||||||
5. | 716m | 6:48 | 5 | +1:35 | 30% | 77.9 | 9:29 | 3526m | 36:41 | 10 | +7:04 | 24% | 10:24 | had been in good contact with my map for the most part so far, but had difficulty in rocky footing heading down to 5 and was definitely out of contact - and also loosing my train - pushed hard to stay with them at least to the flag - successfully with only minor bruises from falling down | ||||||||||||||||||||
6. | 453m | 5:56 | 7 | +51 | 17% | 87.5 | 13:05 | 3979m | 42:37 | 15 | +11:07 | 35% | 10:42 | clean, J-J appeared right behind heading up the slopes. | ||||||||||||||||||||
7. | 467m | 3:52 | 12 | +49 | 27% | 81.2 | 8:16 | 4446m | 46:29 | 13 | +11:56 | 35% | 10:27 | feeling pretty good with a good string of people out in front - decided at that point to push hard and maintain contact with both the map and the train at least until 11 - once past the long legs I could skip 14 and navigate on my own | ||||||||||||||||||||
8. | 177m | 1:44 | 8 | +25 | 32% | 82.4 | 9:47 | 4623m | 48:13 | 12 | +12:21 | 34% | 10:25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9. | 209m | 2:01 | 8 | +37 | 44% | 77.1 | 9:38 | 4832m | 50:14 | 12 | +12:49 | 34% | 10:23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10. | 1593m | 12:51 | 12 | +1:58 | 18% | 85.2 | 8:03 | 6425m | 1:03:05 | 14 | +14:47 | 31% | 9:49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11. | 1890m | 19:16 | 11 | +2:36 | 16% | 86.6 | 10:11 | 8315m | 1:22:21 | 13 | +17:22 | 27% | 9:54 | it was a haul, but I managed to keep in contact with the Ruutopold, James, Onkst et al train almost all the way - lost them on the last climb to saddle SW of 11 but I was in safe territory now... whew.. | ||||||||||||||||||||
12. | 138m | 2:18 | 19 | +1:02 | 82% | 56.8 | 42 | 16:40 | 8453m | 1:24:39 | 11 | +18:24 | 28% | 10:00 | next 2 controls w/ Mikell Conradi - more or less. | |||||||||||||||||||
13. | 195m | 1:42 | 13 | +21 | 26% | 81.0 | 8:43 | 8648m | 1:26:21 | 11 | +10:37 | 14% | 9:59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14. | 819m | ? | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | -- | -- | 9467m | ? | -- | -- | -- | -- | SKIP - I knew the terrain from 13 to 15 was clean underfoot and no major climb meant I could motor at a good pace - which I did | |||||||||||||||||||
15. | 717m | 13:24 | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 1:00 | -- | -- | 10184m | 1:39:45 | -- | +20:42 | 26% | 9:47 | good contact and ground speed all the way until I crossed the road and brook - lots of downed hemlock on my route up the hillside so I skirted below and wound up on knoll 4 lines downhill from 15 - but knew immediately where I was and climbed up to 15 - Peter G was leaving as I gained the upper part of that hill. Started to grab some water, Nevin French came in and looking uphill I saw a major crowd in the distance - left 15 in a hurry to get a gap on the pack | ||||||||||||||||||
16. | 758m | 5:31 | 8 | +1:02 | 23% | 82.8 | 7:16 | 10942m | 1:45:16 | 9 | +21:44 | 26% | 9:37 | flew downhill praying I was running straight enough to hit pond just N of footbridge. Nevin with me but the crowd back a ways | ||||||||||||||||||||
17. | 541m | 3:21 | 7 | +32 | 19% | 87.4 | 6:11 | 11483m | 1:48:37 | 9 | +22:16 | 26% | 9:27 | turning the corner near the finish, Nevin was about 100m ahead, but more encouraging was Peter about 200m just ditching into the woods - turned up the speed a bit. | ||||||||||||||||||||
18. | 519m | 4:28 | 7 | +31 | 13% | 90.8 | 8:36 | 12002m | 1:53:05 | 8 | +22:47 | 25% | 9:25 | caught Peter and Nevin crossing the stream, then with both of them most of the way to 18 - but saw flag and sprinted the cleanest line to the flag first. Mihai moving very slowly toward 18 from the direction of 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
19. | 433m | 4:38 | 10 | +1:46 | 62% | 70.5 | 30 | 40 | 10:42 | 12435m | 1:57:43 | 12 | +24:33 | 26% | 9:27 | opted to skirt the hill to the right to save climb (cramping) Peter & Nevin went slightly left - both beat me in handily | ||||||||||||||||||
20. | 637m | 3:35 | 5 | +18 | 9% | 94.1 | 5:37 | 13072m | 2:01:18 | 9 | +18:05 | 18% | 9:16 | no sign of Nevin, but closing the gap on Peter, punching right behind him | ||||||||||||||||||||
21. | 288m | 1:18 | 7 | +15 | 24% | 88.5 | 4:30 | 13360m | 2:02:36 | 13 | +25:11 | 26% | 9:10 | tried to overtake Peter too late in the chute - about one step behind him. A very good run for me - no major mistakes, good energy throughout, a good choice of skip and well executed |
* red = reported, gray = calculated