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Long Distance Results

South Africa produced less than impressive results at the Long Distance Qualifier at WOC 2009 on Monday.The second day of competition saw Cobus and Nicholas return to earth with a bump after the good results on the previous days Middle Qualification. Eugene was unfortunately not able to start due to…
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bad blisters on his feet from the Middle distance.Cobus was the early starter in the team once again, finishing Heat C as 37th out of 38 in a time of 1:46:32. He found it tough going, with numerous errors around the course. The high speed that his competitors were running at did not do his confidence any good as they breezed past him in the forest.Flic: Cobus Van Zyl finishing at the Long Distance Qualifier (viewable only on blog)In Heat B, Nicholas had a disasterous run, missing time on many of the early controls and destroying his confidence. Tiredness as…

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