Orienteering race (WOC Loooooong) 2:27:00 [5] 21.7 km (6:46 / km) +400m 6:12 / km
At Rouge, came 45th. Awesome experience, so glad I did this. Ultimately I knew that however I ran I was going to come in a lowly position many minutes behind the winner. So it really was just about putting in a performance I could be proud of. I think I did that. Certainly proud just to finish it was that tough! Can't think of having ever done a tougher race. But I enjoyed it while out there, which was another aim. Yeah stuff could have gone better - got bogged down in micro routes to #2, lost focus/aggression/cleanness through #9 to #16, and crossed the gorge at a silly place (involving swimming) on #20. No idea what sort of time loss that added up to. Felt like #2 to #8 was a good section, and I was happy with how I finished (given the circumstances!).