A brisk warm up run before orienteering at Clement Scout Ranch.
Orienteering56:52*** 8.9 km (6:23 / km) +160m5:52 / km max:169 24c shoes: VJ Twister (US size 10.5) - 3
I ran the blue course at the Interscholastic Champs. I worked on the map and was the course consultant, so this was a training run for me and not a real race. Since it was my easy week, I decided just to run hard in the early part of the course and then ease up for the rest. I ran a pretty aggressive pace for the first 10 controls (except for #6, an ~80m leg which I accidentally skipped), then took it easy for the remainder of the course. I felt pretty good in the middle, and it felt like I could have run quite fast if I had wanted to. I had one substantial mistake, where I took a fairly direct route when there was a faster around route, then tried to feel my way in to the control, overshot a bit, and took a minute to relocate.