Race Evaluation
Billygoat: Billygoat XXIX
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| 1. | Knee is hurting; will need to be careful about falling behind a given pack. Not an issue here, though as I follow the train to the flats above the cliff and go in. Group of five as we leave. | ||||||
| 2. | Bang to the trail and in across the green to where the stream disappears. Then it's just a matter of slogging upt the spur. | ||||||
| 3. | Long side hill, mostly behing JJ and Stephen. Nasty hill here. In retrospect, I like the idea of skipping this one. | ||||||
| 4. | Seems easy, but there is confusion as the pack crosses the stream and Rick DeWitt crosses R to L appearing to have missed it. We go right anyway and find it. | ||||||
| 5. | Through the bland area the pack widens and then converges on it. | ||||||
| 6. | Pack goes right; I choose left to get the road. Probably not as bad a move as it looks now. I got confused by extra towers with fences, but got there more or less with everyone else. | ||||||
| 7. | Left fork; beautiful woods leading in. | ||||||
| 8. | UGLY brush coming out. See JJ and Stephen run by as I try to hack my way out. | ||||||
| 9. | With George Hawes as we head down. Again see JJ and Stephen. I get caught on wrong spur and whack my knee crossing in. OUCH.... | ||||||
| 10. | Across field. Surprisingly large number of people in sight as we head in. | ||||||
| 11. | Looks like some folks are trying to gain time by blitzing through, but I take multiple cups and a shot of GU | ||||||
| 12. | Chasing George and Dave Webber up the hill. | ||||||
| 13. | Long slog with George and Dave. I get caught too high and descend and punch after them. | ||||||
| 14. | Catch them as we go in together. | ||||||
| 15. | Chatting about skips as we go down the trail. Discussion of skipping 16 never occurs. | ||||||
| 16. | Around the trail, to the amusement of some hikers. | ||||||
| 17. | We split up as we ascend the hill. Dave W. first, then me, then George. As I finish drinking I try to pour a cup for George, but he's wearing a CamelBak and doesn't need it. Man, are style points ever hard to come by this year! | ||||||
| 18. | SKIP | ||||||
| 19. | Too far left, but correct late. Three of us now. | ||||||
| 20. | Only two as we head high across the hill top - probably too high, but we correct as we get close. | ||||||
| 21. | Down and in... | ||||||
| 22. | Up the road and right in... | ||||||
| 23. | +12:00 | Down to the road; momentary bobble before turning to trail; then disaster! Overshoot, get way down, relocate off swamp by start triangle, pace count carefully, miss again. (Where is everyone who should be behind me, anyway?) Loop once more; decide I'm really lost, look up and see it about eight yards away. How blind can I be? I was "here" a while ago... | |||||
| 24. | Like it matters now... | ||||||
| 25. | Oh wait, I might still break 3 hours... Better run... | ||||||
| F. | Gonna make it... (Of course, if I had remembered that I started my watch a minute early.... |
Total Time Lost - 00:12:00