Training Log Archive: OJ

WOC middle qualifier. Damn. Not too sure what went wrong, I ran in good control and mistake-free until the last forest control, where I made a big mistake ~1.30. I didn't understand the map there and still don't really know what happened - it looked pretty straightforward on the map. Pushed hard from there to the finish and still hoped to qualify. (But I made the mistake of listening to the speaker on the run-in, who announced that I should be safe, until he looked a bit closer and realised it was close - by then it was too late for me!) I was surprised how close it was, the terrain was by no means easy. Very frustrating.

Long warm up, then warm down a bit later on from the hotel. Spent the afternoon watching the final race - a painful experience, it is always hard to be a spectator at a race that you have been dreaming about running. Looked like some amazing terrain, I was green with envy.