Orienteering 35:00 [3] ****
spiked:6/9c shoes: Puma Complete Trailfox
warm up on model area. feeling pretty stufed and feels really hot after coming from winter. took a bit to get into the map.
Orienteering race 1:42:00 [4] ***
spiked:21/25c shoes: Puma Complete Trailfox
1st leg
started in 597th so it was going to be tough. it was. so many people and think because im not real strong in this terrain its even harder to pass. so i settle down into a moderate race pace and took opportunities to pass when i could. 1 x 1min mistake in first half course, and surprisingly for a jukola, found myself alone a few times and breaking away from packs to get my control.
then made a (guestimate) 4-5min mistake, think map was a bit crap, right online but didnt go down hill enough as map showed control above green, not 2 contours below. ran well again after that til 3rd last control. then lost a hell of a lot, maybe 15+min. lost strong contact going over spur. thought control was split but turns out it was common, despite that about 200 people were spread all over the hillside. was quite bizarre. jogged in (cos couldnt pass all the people walking anyway) in what ended a disappointing run on what, for the most part was quite satisfying, although slow.
physically felt great, although tired towards end. pulled up really sore, think cos of the terrain and im just not used to it. it was pretty physical terrain.