SOK Multisport08
6.04.2008 - Søren Arnfeldt Andersen |
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SOK Multisport 2008
Saturday april 5th the team went to Silkeborg to compete in what was promised to be the most hilly race in Denmark this year; lets make it clear from the start - this was true!
This race report is written based on the experiences from the team I raced with, Adventureracers.dk 1
The Master Class started at 5 AM with a free order orienteering course in the dark. We had a good start of the race, and changed to our bikes in a little more than one hour, as approximately team nr. 4-5 overall.
The first bike section took us away from Silkeborg to a new mtb-o in the surrounding forests, and especially the extreme hilly parts of Vestkoven was a challenge to everybody. The controls were placed on almost every top, some where it was necessary to leave to the bikes behind and hike the last distance by foot. In this section we rode a little with our fellow team mates Adventureracer.dk 2 but after a little while we managed to achieve a small lead on the other guys.
After approximately 4.5 hours the next challenge was placed at Sletten where five disciplines has to been completed in optional order. We started with a small mountain bike section in some beautiful hills. I hope to se them another day where I can enjoy the up and downhill parts at little more. The following disciplines were: at short kayak relay, another hilly orienteering run, a short Nature Race where the task was to find some plants in the forest floor. We ended this part of the race with a spectacular bike and run, including a trip to the Tower at Himmelbjerget; where a forced 60 sec break was made to enjoy the beautiful view.
From Sletten followed another mountain bike leg including a horribly long uphill section. I think this is by far the worst hill I have ever driven in Denmark! The destination was Ry where the canoes where waiting and we paddled in this wonderful vessel to find two controls. About 10 kilometre had to be covered before changing to a new discipline; inlines.
Just to get started the first 2 kilometres was uphill in an extremely narrow cycle path, thanks to the organizers!! But after that it was just perfect inlines conditions all the way. In the middle of the inlines section a moment of map memory with two controls to be remembered, and found before the last 6 kilometres of inlines back to Ry and the bikes. This short section was extremely tough on me, and thanks to my good team mates Jesper and Claus we managed to find a good pace despite the effects of all the hills covered earlier on!
The last discipline was another small MTB-O towards Silkeborg with the last control placed in Nordskoven. Just before the last control we had puncture, and decided to pump the flat tyre a few times and pull and push the last five kilometres instead of changing to a new tube. We just wanted to keep up the pace to keep the other guys behind us.
We made it to the finish line after 14 hours, completing the whole course. The result was even better that we thought it to be. We were placed third overall, and the first all male team. What was even better to know was that the other adventureracers.dk team just finished 10 minutes after. So the team was placed 1st and 2nd with Team Oure taking 3rd place.
The mix team with Danker, Anders (Hulk) and Charlotte had lots of fun, and made it to the finish line after 15 hours; we are still waiting for the detailed results to come
Thanks to Silkeborg OK and Team Classic Poker for a great and challenging race, we are looking forward to next year. |
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