Orienteering race (Sprint) 14:18 [5] *** 2.9 km (4:56 / km) +30m 4:41 / km
spiked:13/16c shoes: Mizuno Wave Ronin 2
2016 Taiwan Sprint Champs (WRE) @Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park
ME Course: 2.9km, 16c, 30m (1:5000, 2m)
Another open park with mostly runnable forest. Had a fairly smooth run with the two biggest mistakes coming early on the longish legs. Bad direction and hesitation out of start to #1 cost me ~30s, then picked a longer route to #5 costing another ~10s or so. Vegetation mapping doesn't seem to match with reality, which affected micro route choices. #8 was misplaced and caused problems for some runners. Worse yet, the organizer moved the flag back to the correct spot half way through the race. Unfortunately, since it claimed that no one file an official protest, the final results stand.
I managed a 2nd place finish, just like last year in Taiwan. The incredible part of the result is that I lost to the winner (Zack) by a mere 1sec, and sqeaked by 3rd place (Tsz Wai) also by 1sec! Closest podium results I've been a part of.