Orienteering 43:21 [4] 6.6 km (6:34 / km)
shoes: IceBug
Australian Middle Distance Championships - Crooked Straight, Renmark, SA.
Interesting area - sandy river bank with many gullys and bush. Nothing like home so plan was to employ some caution and build it. Walked the first few metres and weighed up number 1. Missed on 1, in the gully next door but didn't realise they would be that deep. Same on 7, crossed gullys etc making it hard work and then in the circle but searching. 10 - on the knoll but searching for control (1 min lost). 12 - pushed off in the Bush then ended up searching on the wrong spur (4 bloody minds lost). 15 - 40 lost hesitant. Then bonked after spectator, needed a drink and got real hungry + the sun.
Without the 4 minuter it would have be a good run and what I expected. Wasn't expecting anything amazing after flying over so recently and the new terrain type. Hopefully will start to pull it together. Relay tomorrow.