Although I initially decided not to attend the Autumn Cup, then I decided to give a little run up to take part in first stage of competition from Cluj, “Skore”. I’ve always liked this type of competition because you can choose the route you think is the best. And as I said, you choose which path you think is better… but that does not automatically means that it’s also the best of all. I felt my own skin when I got some hill to climb, that couldn’t be neglected on the last portion of the route. The tour was great, with a trick (which from what I know, most of us have bitten )
and I’m sorry I have not been able to run on Sunday, but … you can not have everything, huh?
I barely managed to wake up in the morning to go to the contest, but I succumbed to the temptation to sleep in and went further to competition. To the first control I saw how autumn is already installed: frost was very visible on the grass. With one minor exception to the 12th control where I was not sufficiently focused on the direction, I did not made mistakes. The track was hard, but physically: rocks, trees toppled, nettles, thorns – in conclusion everything. I had no problem but when I stepped very wrong twice with my left leg (I was insistent: () and I felt a pain (lucky it was not swollen, still …) I thought to reduce speed and not push my ankle too much.
Minus point was due to the lack of controls, but not because of the organizers, but because of third persons. I wonder: could be the control the one who followed them? Hmm, I wonder for what will be used? It’s just the mentality and common sense in the middle. Why if we are going abroad you find things where you have lost them, even though are in public places, and at us, items (useless for outsiders) disappear in the woods? Or could they be resembling with some Hrib? Perhaps they thought they had increased … after the rain …
It was a good contest after a demanding week, and although I was about to quit because of tiredness, I’m glad I did it and I participated.
Today, I attended the traditional cross held during Chestnut Festival. Considering that in recent time I trained mostly by bike, and one run was welcomed. Time has made climbing a pleasure. I was extremely happy with the pace that I had during the competition, because I expected it to be somewhat low.
Thus, it was checked a new edition of this competition, which seems like every year is gaining more participants:) Congratulations to all winners and competitors!
I found these days a very interesting map: a star-shaped maze, the proposed route guidance to a competition. Automatically I asked myself some questions, and answers may be more difficult to find than to usual a traditionally route held in the woods.
1. how is this maze made?
2. How do you handle the route without getting into trouble?
3. If you do mistakes what do you do to regroup yourself and be able to continue?
4. I wonder how much patience is needed to spin up to several meters (attention, 40 cm ~ 20 m)?
Yet for few of them I found some answers, but some will have to wait until I will take part in such a race. Until then, I propose to survey a small problem: which one would you choose between options – A or B?