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Graham Gristwood - Loooooooooooooooooong Final

Loooooooooooooooooong Final

16.2km, 111 minutes, 35th place - a long race. A new PB in classic distance easily beating my 55th in Italy last year. We don have the maps back yet so can put it up, and am really tired after the race so not really got much to say. A…
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few points though- Ran a steady pace, not too many mistakes, and pushed a bit harder at the end. Never really ran at my maximum as was slightly afraid to hit the wall, so maybe should have pushed a little harder (although Im not sure I could have really). Was caught by an Estonian guy and couldnt get away from him - every time we took different routes or I pulled ahead he caught me again. Caught David Schneider, got away from him, let him catch me again and finished with him. The course was long and tough, the forest…

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