It’s a bright, windy, chilly, beautiful day in Maryland–quite the change from 2009
I’ll post quick updates throughout the day from Fair Hill on this post with the latest at the top. At lunchtime we will have a recap of the CCI2*. I still haven’t quite made up my mind as to the video vs. live blog question for the CCI3* so please let me know which you would prefer.
12:43am – Clark Montgomery and universe are just wrapping up the CCI2* division. We will have a live blog for the CCI3* and more from the cross-country at Fair Hill soon.
11:33am – Sinead picked up just a few time penalties at Boekelo and is tied with Will on 57.0 and they moved way up to 13th and 14th place. Tiana is in 7th. Doug’s blog is providing Boekelo updates throughout the day.
11:20am – After the 20 plus minute hold for Sharon (see individual post), the CCI2* division is back underway. The early falls on the course before Sharon were pop-offs. The event is running about 25 minutes behind.
10:08am – Well that was anticlimatic. Overnight leaders Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen finished with only two seconds of time and second placed Erin Sylvester and No Boundaries were the first double-clear of the day, meaning that whatever happens with the rest of the CCI2* division, Clark will be leading going to the show jumping and Erin will be in second. For some reason when I’m walking around the course, everyone’s favorite question for me is “how’s it going at Boekelo.” What, do they think I’m around a computer a lot or something?
9:25am – I just spoke with someone who wheeled the course and they said that they came up 100 meters short. When riders wheel the courses to get our minute markers we intentionally walk really tight lines to make sure that we cross the line before the measured distance of the course runs out–minute markers that get you to the finish 7 seconds late are pretty useless. II would expect the CCI3* time to be tough to make because the course was so tight to wheel.
9:17am – Glancing at the Boekelo results, Tiana Coudray and Ringwood Magister had a good ride with just 7.6 time but that will drop them in the placings. Will Faudree and Andromaque were fantastic, as expected, and jumped a double clear. Doug Payne and Running Order had 60 jumping faults. Sinead has yet to ride.
