It was not enough!!!
Monday, 5. May 2008, 14:52:18
After some time without competitions I was completely focus to do a nice Relay and Long Distance Championships.
In Thursday was held the Portuguese National Relay Championship. This year I ran in a senior team by my Portuguese club and I was really motivated.
The terrain was not nice because it was very dirty and the options were almost through paths. I lost about 4' minutes in the 2nd control because it was not in the right place!
However there was a worst thing! My team was disqualified because the 2nd guy miss one control! 
Friday was the day to relax!
I did a sprint race but slowly because it was not important!
On Saturday, in the same map of the relay, took place a middle distance race (Portuguese o-league).
I won this race however the terrain and the course was unpleasant and the weather was very hot. To make things worse, the 17th control was missing in the terrain and I finished the race bleeding from the nose!
After so many things, Sunday was the day of the Long Distance Championship. 25 controls, 10,9 km and 380 of climb was waiting for me.
I started with a good feeling however the 9th control made me lose the race. In this control I lost about 4' minutes to my opponents. After this I decided to forget what happened and do my best until the final. And so after this I made a perfect race however it was not enough and I lost the title by 1' 17". I completed the race in 1h 09' 36". It was really disappointing for me.
This week I will go to Sweden where I will train with my Swedish club, OK Klemmingen from Gnesta!
JWOC is arriving and I´m in a nice place to be a part of the national team for JWOC!
In Thursday was held the Portuguese National Relay Championship. This year I ran in a senior team by my Portuguese club and I was really motivated.
The terrain was not nice because it was very dirty and the options were almost through paths. I lost about 4' minutes in the 2nd control because it was not in the right place!
However there was a worst thing! My team was disqualified because the 2nd guy miss one control! Friday was the day to relax!
I did a sprint race but slowly because it was not important! On Saturday, in the same map of the relay, took place a middle distance race (Portuguese o-league).
I won this race however the terrain and the course was unpleasant and the weather was very hot. To make things worse, the 17th control was missing in the terrain and I finished the race bleeding from the nose!
After so many things, Sunday was the day of the Long Distance Championship. 25 controls, 10,9 km and 380 of climb was waiting for me.
I started with a good feeling however the 9th control made me lose the race. In this control I lost about 4' minutes to my opponents. After this I decided to forget what happened and do my best until the final. And so after this I made a perfect race however it was not enough and I lost the title by 1' 17". I completed the race in 1h 09' 36". It was really disappointing for me.
This week I will go to Sweden where I will train with my Swedish club, OK Klemmingen from Gnesta!
JWOC is arriving and I´m in a nice place to be a part of the national team for JWOC!
WIDGETIZE