Hi everybody,
raceday was two days ago so it's high time for a race report. Like in the years before it was a well organized event, run to the minute, loud rock music playing during the race and two huge race screens, one for competitors, one for spectators.
We met Claudius just after we arrived and it turned out that he was the first of us to race (40-49 m lwt). He asked me to cox him through his race which I happily did. Well, to cut a long story short: he won!
![Applause =D>](./images/smilies/eusa_clap.gif)
He managed very impressive 8166m which is a lightweight PB for him! The result was a well earned medal:
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Next one was Dave in the 55-59 m lwt category. There were six entrants and Dave being Dave he made his way through the field and (almost) nobody could stop him which resultet in a second place!
![Applause =D>](./images/smilies/eusa_clap.gif)
He was and is very happy with it but I leave it to him to write his own race report as I couldn't watch the most part of his race because I had to warm up for my race.
Which leads me to my own race (50-54 m hwt). There were 17 entries in this category, including two ex-olympians
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
My race plan was a 1:57 pace for the first 15 minutes, then 1:56 for the next five minutes, then 1:55 and finally 1:54 (or quicker if possible) for the last five minutes. This plan would lead me to a 1:56 average pace. Claudius was kind enough to cox me through my race and helped me a lot to stick to my race plan. Everything went according to plan and I managed 7788m (1:55.5) so a bit quicker than planned.
Unfortunately the first ten guys in my race all managed to go plus 8k so I came in only 12th out of 17.
Nevertheless it was a good eperience attending a race again and meeting old and new Free Spirits
![Free Spirit Winking :fswink:](./images/smilies/fs_wink1.gif)