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Gale force winds

The middle distance final was postponed today due to gale force winds of over 100 km/h. Over half the girls had started the course by the time the winds got too strong and the race was abandonned. They were all stopped at various points in the forest and had to…
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run straight back to the finish due to the risk of falling trees. Fortunately everyone was ok, although one german girl did get minor concussion after being hit by a falling branch. I found out the race was cancelled 15 seconds before going into the start box. Id done my warm up and prepared for the race only to see minna and martina coming jogging back out the start lanes saying the race was cancelled. Initially I couldnt believe it was happening, but as it sunk it I was left with a very low feeling. Ive looked forward to this…

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