Orienteering race 30:49 [5] 5.91 km (5:13 / km) +120m 4:44 / km
ahr:169 max:179
MOC Stage 3 - Urban Middle Distance / Long Sprint Race
This race was in the centre of Tarragona, in Part Alta (the old town). Very cool typical old town still surrounded by Roman walls. Start of the course was quite physical, the course sent us quite a long way downhill and then straight back up.
Bit of a mess, unfortunately. Hesitated on #1 when I came around the corner and was a little thrown by a large tour group and the several levels of walkways, which aren't that clear on the map. I was OK through 2-6, just slowed slightly into 6 where there was a flea market in progress. #7 was my biggest downfall - It was quite complex and I thought my route choice (onto the town wall and along) was the only option, but I realised later on that there was another choice to the right / south, which was considerably faster.
#8 and #9 were awful, a lot of small walls and fences and steps, and I went in the wrong way on a couple of different occasions and had to backtrack. The rest of the course was fairly straightforward and I didn't make any more mistakes, but the damage was done!
Ankle was OK, made me a bit slow down steps and in the steeper park bits around 3 and 4 but otherwise it wasn't painful.