Orienteering race 1:50:30 [5] *** 17.2 km (6:25 / km) +1064m 4:54 / km
spiked:22/24c (injured)
Australian Championships - Long Distance - Maryborough
10th place M21E, 8th Australian.
I felt good during a light jog in the morning and a quick dip in the pool. Yesterday's adductor soreness had settled down, and I was in as good a shape as I have been for the last 6 weeks.
I took off at a conservative pace, knowing that I didn't have full fitness and that it was a hot day and a long race.
My navigation was pretty spot on for most of the race, losing nothing more than 30 seconds on any leg. I picked up a few slower runners early but ran away from them. I never got really tired, but just couldn't go at my usual race speed. This however was enough for a decent result. I think a few people either made mistakes, or went too fast early and died near the end.
The course was quite forgiving, and never really tested physical strength too much (luckily for me).
A satisfying result given my very interrupted preparation (being injured for 44 days).