Tushino Half 18 June
Well, so far, this has been a nice COOL but WET summer. it's sort of the opposite of the nightmare we had in 2010. I love the cool but am a bit over the wet. I decided after Arctic Valley not to race the following weekend in Moscow and just rest. I did do a quick 1000 in Mytshi on the 14th to get my legs moving a little before the half on the 18th. I have done this race 3 of the 4 years they have put it on. I missed it to pneumonia in 2014. It's well organized and fun. There are some"hills" but to me, I'd call this mostly flat after coming out of the mountains. This one is 3 loops with some rollers on each one. The first loop , I just felt kind of bleh and sat back in 7th. It was actually hot and hit 25 degrees. Go figure, the only warm day of the summer and it's,yup, race day! About 2k into the 2nd loop, I started gradually passing people. I felt better and my legs were responding. I had crept up to 4th and just parked there. Now Marina was way the hell up there in 3rd and I wasn't even planning on seeing her. I have not been able to catch her since I had that damn pneumonia ruin me 3 yrs ago. Well into the final loop at about 17k, I spotted her up ahead. I closed the gap on the rollers since hills are my thing. Just before 18, I passed her. I figured, she'd come back and get me on the flatter portion, but she fell back a bit. it was getting damn hot, but I knew I couldn't get lazy in the final 3k. I ended up a surprising 3rd and top masters. After the awards, I had time to grab the legendary kasha and tea they always have at the finish.
Well, so far, this has been a nice COOL but WET summer. it's sort of the opposite of the nightmare we had in 2010. I love the cool but am a bit over the wet. I decided after Arctic Valley not to race the following weekend in Moscow and just rest. I did do a quick 1000 in Mytshi on the 14th to get my legs moving a little before the half on the 18th. I have done this race 3 of the 4 years they have put it on. I missed it to pneumonia in 2014. It's well organized and fun. There are some"hills" but to me, I'd call this mostly flat after coming out of the mountains. This one is 3 loops with some rollers on each one. The first loop , I just felt kind of bleh and sat back in 7th. It was actually hot and hit 25 degrees. Go figure, the only warm day of the summer and it's,yup, race day! About 2k into the 2nd loop, I started gradually passing people. I felt better and my legs were responding. I had crept up to 4th and just parked there. Now Marina was way the hell up there in 3rd and I wasn't even planning on seeing her. I have not been able to catch her since I had that damn pneumonia ruin me 3 yrs ago. Well into the final loop at about 17k, I spotted her up ahead. I closed the gap on the rollers since hills are my thing. Just before 18, I passed her. I figured, she'd come back and get me on the flatter portion, but she fell back a bit. it was getting damn hot, but I knew I couldn't get lazy in the final 3k. I ended up a surprising 3rd and top masters. After the awards, I had time to grab the legendary kasha and tea they always have at the finish.
35-49 gp
top 6
top3
35-49 gp top3
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