Evening training with Andreu and Antonio.
We did this as a series of 4 mass starts with 1-2 minute breaks in between. The 43 minute is the total is including the breaks.
Map:
https://goo.gl/photos/KuBnX21DVLYGBQXYA
Mass start
(1) #1-6, ~1km (~4:15) I won.
(2) #6-10, Antonio won.
(3) #10-16, I won.
(4) #16-Finish. Antonio won, but only beat me by a few seconds on the sprint into the finish.
It was interesting to do this exercise. I orienteered well and ran quickly. I was competitive. When I was talking about this with Ben I described the feeling as agressive, but he suggested it was probably more decisive in my process. I agree with that judgement. I saw what Andreu and Antonio were doing but I maintained by own course. Now I need to race like this in high-pressure scenarios.
If anyone reading my AP has any reflections on this, I'd be quite interested to hear them.