Bogong Cup Day 3

Tough day today with high cirrus clouds shutting down the Sun's power. Spent the first half of the task which was about 30km upwind alone. I later hooked up with Jon from Norway at the Oven's Plantation and we got a nice climb to nearly 9k and then headed to the Kiewa Valley for the last turn point. I got a really slow climb in the middle of the valley but stayed with it trying to get enough altitude to make goal. I missed the next climb which was the one I really needed to make it in. After making it so far on a day that didn't look so great it was a real heartbreak to land 9km (about 5.5 miles) short of goal and I was really disappointed - that is until Gerolf landed right next to me. I still came in 14th for the day and am still in pretty good shape.