For me all x-trail(also known as cross) competitions is great experience.As I`m asphalt runner, for me forests, seeds and other nice extras of cross-running are difficult to overcome. And I take part of cross-competitions only for extra-training, not for achievments ;)
This x-trial needs to be hottest(cause its in july), so i decided that forest will keep me off from the sun, but... when we were at start position - sky changed their colour from light blue to dark grey. And showers began...ghrrr...5 min.before start, but i was already wet. Race were devided by two parts: 4.8 km and 7.4km. First shortest part i run over almost dry forest and meadow. When i commensed to run second part i so big puddles, i uunderstood that 2nd part will be much more harder. DAMN! 15 min.passed and i repented that i had courage to start this race. It was like surviving race: wet seeds, wet ladders even slick bridge. 30 min. passed...heh... there no finish.. in my GARMIN i saw 2 more km and my thoughts were only for survivng not for speed. Finally - asphalt - was like gift for me!!! I outrun one, two, three...four participants. 500m left, take speed - began smiling ))) and -OVER! Looked into GARMIN - 12.2km less than one hour - great achivment for me ;) 4th place )))
Now i decided to run this race one more time, but not like competitions - just for fun.
This x-trial needs to be hottest(cause its in july), so i decided that forest will keep me off from the sun, but... when we were at start position - sky changed their colour from light blue to dark grey. And showers began...ghrrr...5 min.before start, but i was already wet. Race were devided by two parts: 4.8 km and 7.4km. First shortest part i run over almost dry forest and meadow. When i commensed to run second part i so big puddles, i uunderstood that 2nd part will be much more harder. DAMN! 15 min.passed and i repented that i had courage to start this race. It was like surviving race: wet seeds, wet ladders even slick bridge. 30 min. passed...heh... there no finish.. in my GARMIN i saw 2 more km and my thoughts were only for survivng not for speed. Finally - asphalt - was like gift for me!!! I outrun one, two, three...four participants. 500m left, take speed - began smiling ))) and -OVER! Looked into GARMIN - 12.2km less than one hour - great achivment for me ;) 4th place )))Now i decided to run this race one more time, but not like competitions - just for fun.
