The weekend just passed is one of those greedy. Some people think even improvise in a trio of interesting races with a snowshoe-o (later reversed), followed by Saturday evening and night in Venice by race or ski-in Ziano Sunday morning. I tend to participate in the last two and is fun.
Exciting and fascinating is the night of Venice, a race that agnognavo a bit 'of time, but who for various reasons have never been able to do. The sights that pass before my eyes are unique. And the charm of this place is made even more magical by the dim lights and faint that reveal a peculiar play of light and dark.
Just enough time to revise their friends orienteers in the Veneto after the "pause" and winter is already time to start. The race, which is valid as regional race Veneto, the street has a fair number of athletes at this level and makes the challenge even more interesting. We can not therefore grant any error or hesitation. And it is required the determination of energy because of the 7.7 km race is a long time to manage, especially early in the season when the legs are still hard from the latest training and do not have the fluidity and the condition of a few months ago, especially after the stop Forcing a couple of months due to an inflamed tendon. However
feelings picking up the paper are good. Even if you solve the puzzle of Venice is never easy, I find the lanterns quickly and safely in some cases helped by the powerful Silva lamp that brightens up the streets of Venice, however, clear, blinding in some cases, several passers-by and tourists who enjoy seeing those strange people that run and with their encouragement I spurred to do their best. Towards the lantern
No 8 accuse a list and I go along. The 5000 paper confuses me a bit 'ideas, as the standard for maps of the city of the Doges is a 7500. But this error is also symptomatic of a mental fatigue and a difficulty to maintain the concentration to stop the winter has helped create. I realize that it is appropriate to make simple choices and linear, even at the cost of extending the km. Meanwhile the legs seem to bear the brunt of continuous succession of bridges.
not commit big mistakes, but the path is marred by several inaccuracies. Emblematic is the case of 19. I am going to attack, when I can not find the bridge that I had to carry the lantern and a long last I am forced to go around punching.
At the end I am satisfied with my performance. I noticed that I was not the only one to have some 'slowness in the legs and difficulty concentrating on reading the paper. The Only Rose, winner of the day, and Jabr seem to have kept the form in autumn. Visioli and Darius, second and third respectively in MA, even with case of performance, they failed to push the performance November and that comforts me. And the eighth-place finish makes me happy. Also the positive performance of the two new purchases of the Panda, Francesco Giuliana and who have performed well in the middle of these streets.
Just in time for a night of rest and return to orienteering. But this time it is to compete with skis on their feet. Not knowing my status as a precaution I had placed in the MB and I think that the choice was not wrong at all. A little 'tired of the race the day before it still feels in the legs.
The error of the day we will run away immediately, even before you insert the card in the lectern. Wrong time of departure and I introduce myself at the start with a few minutes late. With a layer of a couple of inches of new snow on the slopes I understand that recovery will be far from simple. Also because Matthew Tait who also commits some mistakes have another step and Alexander winner of the day I managed to beat the Velon thanks to his big mistake. And in fact in the end I are both in front.
Although the race is quite smooth, with a prevalence of wide tracks, the central part of the forest is deadly. The narrow paths that wind and ice to the top does not allow me to move up, to slow it down. In the fields instead of snow is much better and also off the track is quite smooth. In the end I console myself for the performance with a bottle of good teroldego offered me the podium by the organization and that I tasted at the home of Andrea in front of a good lunch in the meantime we prepare donut made from Nadia.
