Orienteering 1:01:14 [4] 3.39 mi (18:04 / mi) +169m 15:38 / mi
ahr:113 max:146 13c shoes: Falcons 1
WOC Middle Qualifier - Heat 1 (3.9 km)
Not the race I was hoping to have for my WOC debut. 1-3 went well. I was running my own race and reading the map well. Small mistake on 4. I overran the control and corrected off the next set of cliffs. Refocused and 5-9 were clean. Then a massive error on 10 when I tried to pick up the pace. I did intend to go around the cliffs to the north, but my bearing was slightly off after climbing the hill and I wasn't maintaining contact with my map. When I realized I had no idea where I was I just ran around aimlessly (thinking of all those people watching my dot wander) instead of stopping and taking the time to relocate. Took way too long to figure it out. A disappointing run, but it was an awesome experience and I'm looking forward to the long tomorrow!