Orienteering 42:59 [3] *** 5.17 km (8:19 / km) +20m 8:09 / km
16c shoes: VJ Bold 9
Gustavsbergs Medeldistans
Shit. I think a lot of it comes from not being able to focus and calm down from not getting a good sleep before, and then I was just rushing the whole thing.
Weakest links were exit directions and reading contours.
Lost 30s on #1 because I didn't know what I was looking for, 35s on #2 from not checking compass enough and getting pushed around, 2s on #3 from not a good exit direction so line could've been smoother but generally okay leg, thinking better. Bad exit + distracted by other people so pushed around cost me 1:30 on #4. Better on #5 but still 30s behind on leg. #6 was good, probably mostly because I was led into it. Then I rushed out without checking exit properly, in of course the wrong direction, lost 10 mins on this leg, eventually somehow making my way back to the control I started at and orienteering but still not using the right things. I was not thinking at all, didn't follow the process or use the right things. Thought I was past this but obviously I can't take good orienteering for granted. Bad exit + not reading contours/map right again costs me 1min on #8 and another on #10 and 40s on #12. Bad compass in the second part is another 30s on #13, not reading map at all is 45 on the last 3. It was bad.
Whole run was rushed then started to get angry then upset.
Learning from this and moving on.
Something positive to finish this off - things went well when I checked exit feature + direction and looked up for what I was heading towards. Everything comes back to following the process.
Weather was shit too but forest was so so pretty.