Orienteering race (Spanish Championships) 1:58:20 [5] ***** 9.2 km (12:52 / km) +445m 10:21 / km
ahr:157 max:181 spiked:15/21c shoes: Asics Kayano 14
Classic Distance near Villena. Map was very tricky. Similar to Dubbo but very steep in places. Lost 2 minutes at no.4, had no idea where I was within all the rock detail. Then lost 6 min at no.8, couldn't find the control hidden in heath-like bushes and motivation went downhill from there. Still managed to finish 12th from 45 so was an ok start. Especially since I haven't ran a major race since 2007 Aus. Champs in Dubbo and before then Swiss O Week in 2006. Was well behind the winner Roger Fernandez who smashed the field with an aweosome time.
