orienteering race 16:14 [5] 2.9 km (5:36 / km)
ahr:180 max:191
Czech O Sprint
Sumperk
Finnish/Czech selection race, and lots of other internationals present too.
The orienteering wasn't super technical. No surprise there. On the only non-obvious major route choice I lost 15 seconds. Many others did too.
Mistake at 8, cost 10 seconds.
Mistake at 10, cost 3-5 seconds.
Route-choice to 13 I again went wrong: Cost 15 seconds.
14 started heading to 15 first... cost 15 seconds. Although 3 seconds were sue to the control not wanting to punch.
On 3 I probably lost 5 sceonds by not going through a hedge.
Total time lost: 1:05
Time down on winner: 3 minutes. Aaggh
Partial excuses: only arrived after a three hour drive and not much sleep a short while before the race, so I was tired and didn't get a proper warm-up.
Ways to improve: speed at the control: stopping, punching, accelerating out. Can possibly gain 1s per control. Similarly, running faster, can maybe get 30s faster over the race. Make no mistakes.
Garmin distance/speed: 3.93km, 4:10/km
Within 1:30 of winner would be v good for me at woc.
Dlabaja is a beast!
orienteering race 59:03 [4] **** 5.8 km (10:11 / km) +175m 8:51 / km
ahr:168 max:184 spiked:10/20c
Zdarsky Potok
Again a test race. Lots of internationals present and running fast.
Tired after the morning's exertions.
Counted 10 minutes of mistakes of which only 45 seconds were in the first 10 controls (23 mins). After that I guess I had a mental breakdown. Although the green marshy area around 15 was considerably more technical than the early parts.
Actually, there was no respite, no easy legs. Ground was rough too. Went over my left ankle on the downhill to 4.
Winner ran 38 I think. Impressive. I'd be aiming for 45 on a good day.