Running8:46 1.46 km (6:00 / km) +2m5:58 / km ahr:155 max:167 shoes: Shiny red Sauconys
Warm up for the long. Not feeling excited.
Orienteering1:39:24 12.01 km (8:17 / km) +484m6:53 / km ahr:170 max:183 shoes: X Talon 212s
Hmmm. I found the first half of this course pretty dull. I was not running well at the start, getting held back by the vegetation and thorns especially around 4 and 5, and probably being overly cautious with route choice and attack points in the valleys. Got very tired by the end when it got a bit more interesting, and it was a real struggle to push hard through the completely empty forest. Not sure I always took the fastest route choice, but I think I generally took the right ones for me, because I was super slow up the hills and they took a lot out of me. So I tended to run longer and flatter instead.
Overall, probably an improvement from the last long race I ran, but still some way to go. Was at the back of the leading pack and a long long distance back from Ali. There's no doubt that things are improving, but I was still a bit disappointed with this race. I think I thought I was a bit further than that.
12 PM
Running2:31 0.55 km (4:36 / km) +40m3:22 / km ahr:138 max:144 shoes: X Talon 212s
I walked more of a warm down up the hill, but this was the jogging part.