Run ((street-O)) 37:00 [3] * 6.0 km (6:10 / km) +120m 5:36 / km
spiked:14/14c
In Brisbane in preparation for tomorrow's World Orienteering Day challenge, and went to their Tuesday night street event at Auchenflower - a small but well-contested affair. It was my first chance to test out Peter Effeney's phone app for visiting controls - all worked smoothly.
My body wasn't working quite so smoothly, although at least I got through it, which is more than I can say for any other evening event in the last few months. Certainly could have done without hitting a steep hill on the way to the first control, but back settled after that initial shock. (The western side of Brisbane is not noted for its flatness, although this turned out to be hilly only early and late). Route planning didn't end up being great (40-minute score event) - knew from about 15 minutes out that I was going to finish with several minutes to spare but with no opportunity to get another one.
The app gave me 210 more metres than my watch did, reinforcing the sense that my watch is short-changing me - which may explain the apparent slowness of my training pace this year relative to last (tonight's 3.5% difference would more or less bridge the gap between the two). I'm in the market for a new watch at the moment.