Birchy had been talking himself up for this
event, so had to go out making sure that he wouldn't get me, not that I had any doubt that he could.
Saw Rooey at 3 as she came back up the hill, but I didn't get in contact till 5, she put up a good fight through to 6, then I got away, saw Birch at 9 on the overlap, but he put in, and I saw no more of him. He ran well but the only split he got was up the 50m climb finish chute