Not much energy to post tonight.... too tired. About 100k for me today with the last 20k ridge soaring high in the mountains. I was short of goal and landed at 7:30pm in the outskirts of the city in a huge beautiful green grassy field. Spectacular scenery and really fun racing deep in the mountains with light winds - a rarity in these parts. There were only 3 pilots in goal, with several others just short. I was about 10k short. The flight today was a new out and return distance record for the state of Utah... 111 kilometers.
I flew quite well I thought but made one costly decision late in the race which took me out of the running. I made a choice to go in deeper into the peaks to try and get high and pass several other pilots but it didn't pay off as it just wasn't working at the time I was there.... and it was working farther out front where everyone else decided to go!! I spent the rest of the race flying alone and enjoying the scenery. Saw tons of raptors and enjoyed the smooth conditions.
I moved from 6th to 7th place overall today which is ok considering I didn't make goal or land just short as about 10 others did. This week has been the most flyable US Nationals I can remember. We're 5 for 5 and tomorrow looks really good again, although it's gonna be 100 degrees in the valley. Saturday I think the weather is going to be too cloudy to fly but we'll see.....
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