Orienteering race (NSW Long champs) 1:59:45 [4] ***** 14.56 km (8:13 / km) +370m 7:18 / km
ahr:146 max:166 spiked:18/22c (injured) shoes: Inov-8 Mudclaw 333
blisters .. ouch ...
lost a1-2 mins on #3 .. overran a little high
lost map contact towards #5 (note this was a 2km leg), but had a rough idea where I was, slowed a few times to see if I could relocate on the way with no luck, but managed to hit and recognised a clearing in the gully 100m from the control
tried to keep map contact to 6 but was slowing down too much so decided just go for the big gully which I found, it was here that two blisters started to give me pain on both heels. the blisters were more noticeable on the next few controls as they were uphill.
unintentionally drifted wide from 10 to 11 but was able to run a bit faster and minimised some climb, The big dam made it obvious where i was, such a relief compared to being in the middle of the granite :)
made a much more deliberate route to 13 compared to 5, keeping contact and was heading straight for the control when i spied another close by and
got sucked in ... losing 1-2 mins
struggled to #15, tried to keep contact, but that made me change directions a few times and waste some time
15-16 - 150m in over 2 minutes .. and slightly downhill .. thanks to blisters ...
everything seemed to go as planned to #17 until the open area didn't look very open, decided there was a chance I hit the hill too high and drifted just below #19, decided to run South to hit the fence and relocate when i saw a glimpse of a control ... almost ignored it and relocated when i realised that it looked pretty close to where i would have expected if I was in the open area .. lucky the numbers matched !!
18-19 .. had enough of running through white .. tried to go through as much yellow and keep in contact.
smooth run to finish .. kept an eye on the clock as it was looking close to breaking 2 hrs .. put in a hard finish to break it by 15 secs :)