The Best WOC-Middle

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It was really physically hard for me. I began the race with safe route choises. Tried to keep good rythm.
But I became very tired vey soon. I knew that I need to fight and never give up.

I tried to find the most simple way to the 7th controll. On this way I've got something in my eye. I became little blind and I couldn't see 3D picture. I couldn't undrestand what I am running on. My pace falt down for the rest of the distance.

But still I had good attack-point for the 7th controll. I ran into the forest and found a cable. It was TV-control cable. I realize it but you never know where TV-control is placed. I checked compass direction and it it showed me little to the right then I've been running. Then I've got to the road :-(. After punching the 7th I fidgeted and make one more mistake on the next. I saw Pasi Ikonen's back and became more dissapointed.

Then I have been just running and picking the controls. No big mistakes. Actually no mistakes. But I couldn't run that fast. Everything under my feet were afull obstacles. My eye is still not well after about 20 hours.

Now I am very happy to make the best result in WOC-middle I ever had! It is nice! I will go for top 10 next year and for the medals in two years!!!

The results and GPS-tracking.

WOC2012 Middle Q

The middle qualification suposed to be very tricky. I haven't been confidense about it.
I've started quite nervous. But then it went better. I made some small mistakes during the race. Of course I wasn't satisfied.

The result became a big surprise for me. Now I am loading for the final. The terrain will be more complicated. It means that I need to focus even more.

WOC2012 Long Q

After EOC in Sweden I felt quite confidense about long distanse. I knew that I have enough physical and technical parts to qualify to the final.

Then I've started. The race didn't look very difficult. But I knew: there are a lot of small green areas that can be by very tricky. Actually we had some controls in they. I made few small mistakes due to these small greens.

The transportation between the controls was simple to very simple. The terrain wasn't physically hard but I am still not that good in running. I pushed myself forward all the time.

At the last control. I ran out from the forest to punch the last control and I had heart just one word: "go-o-od".
The spurt was the tuffest part of the race. I've ran overspeed but the finishline was so far. I crossed the line and falled down to take a rest.

The 12th plase. It sounds quite well. But the results in my heat were so tight. Only 30 secons devided me and the false.