orienteering race 1:13:00 [5] 10.0 km (7:18 / km)
shoes: x-talon 190
really tough mass start race. went out at the start between two minds on what route choice to take to the first, but decided going around would save my legs for the coming climb. had a thin lead as the peloton stretched out along the fireroad, and snatched a few seconds cutting corners on the tracks, then made a small mistake and jarred my good ankle a little on the way into #1, but it felt fine. dogleg out of #1 back to #2 and i could see a Phillips, Nankervis and a Blatchford (and maybe a Lawford), and headed back round to number 3. took a gel and worked it up to #4 missing by 20sec or so (it was in a bush? haha) and heard a few noises behind me but didnt see anyone. nailed the contouring exercise to #5 and ran just under the summit then down to the Skoda Mountain Control where i was definitely hallucinating because i thought i could hear jules commentating from the arena. was over careful down into the butterflies, missing by a bit then worked really hard to handle the scale after so much sprinting the day before. saw a Nankervis, and a Neve doing their respective butterflies so i thought there must be a Blatchford, a Phillips and some Cockies somewhere in there too so kept the pace down to the Skoda spectator where i was certainly rooted. the last loop did not go well, fatigue hitting me hard and struggled to read the map and compass. epic race.
awesome weekend of racing, heaps of juniors, 3 races with awesome ideas, great remapping and spectating/commentating.