WOC middle. Nice terrain, map, course.
Started well. Heard my ankle crack when I jumped down a crag on the way to 7 and landed badly. No way I was going to stop though. Was a bit slow 7-8-9 but 'ran it off'. Really hesitant descending though, and through any rocky stuff. Ran well on the long legs, and across to 17 I could see Howald in front of me.
Coming out of 17 I smacked my opposite shin on something, which was extremely painful and quite distracting. Also made me think more about the ankle as well, and I was really scrappy on the last loop, especially 21 and 22. Struggling to focus on the orienteering, and thinking more about the running/injuries/if I would be able to run the relay etc.
Pushed hard to the finish, then stiffened up almost immediately to the point where I could hardly walk around the arena. Got some treatment for the ankle, and only remembered the shin when I was changing. Big bit of loose flesh hanging off, and a nice big hole too. Off for stitches, then back home to get recovering.
19th place not too bad, but I'm not really interested in 'more top 20s' any more...
Tracking
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