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Standard Loop
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Male
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Unsupported
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Total time
2h
1m
49s
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I ran the BaldeneySteig from the 'Baldeneysee Stauwehr' (a Dam), which is one of two official starting point for the 'MyVirtualTrail' competition. From there, I ran the round counter clockwise, which leaves you with the hardest third at the end. I don't know if this is the fastest direction, but it is the one I am the most familiar with.
The weather was great on one of the final summer days this year (around 23 degrees and sunny) and as it was a Wednesday, the trails where pretty empty. The trails were almost too dry and very hard. I stayed mostly conservative on the pace to not overdo it, as I am racing a 50k in 1,5 weeks.
As the course is only 26k, I could carry everything I needed from the start and didn't need to resupply.