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Ivan Sirakov - Troyan 2009 - maps and short story

Troyan 2009 - maps and short story

The weekend was really tough as expected. Three starts for two days were in the program of the competitions in Troyan. On Saturday (02.05) morning it was the Gergiovden Cup ? long distance race which was held in a steep terrain. The M21E course was 10.9km with 30 controls. I…
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felt well before the start so I begin my race with good level of self-confidence. I ran well in the beginning but a hesitation for the 5th control costed me a 1:30. I didn`t thought it is a big miss then so I continued my race calm. I made some small mistakes ? 30s for 13th, 20sec for 15th, 30sec for 16th. I passed the refreshment on the 17th control with a good feeling and went forward. I made my first stupid miss on the 19th control where I wasn`t concentrated enough ? 1:30. I continued with the same rhytm…

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