Orienteering 20:17 [3] 3.65 km (5:34 / km) +57m 5:10 / km
ahr:146 max:169
Heydar Aliev Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Day 1 Sprint, Baku Old City.
Brilliant, just brilliant. These guys know how to put on a show - big stage, announcer, everything.
And the terrain, map and course all great. Really tricky finding and following the best routes, but I held my concentration except for one 10-15s mistake. Almost missed the last control though as I was aiming for the big finish banner.
Turns out the Cameroonians and Nigerians on the start list only asked to come so they could get a visa and never had any intention of orienteering. The Iranians (women in full black outfit), Israelis, Georgians, Turks and assorted Europeans are all here though.
Edit: came 3rd and got a medal, diploma and pair of bluetooth earphones from the sponsor Huawei. Sweet! (except that the Chinese can now listen into my conversations).