Orienteering race (Oceania Middle) 35:00 [3] **** 4.5 km (7:47 / km) +100m 7:00 / km
shoes: Brooks Mach 7
turned up a little bit late and only had 20 minutes to get changed and run to the start (which was 15 minutes away);
First time I have worn these shoes for a while and they felt amazing.
Took it easy through the first few; caught Ollie, made a few mistakes; also lost about 40 seconds trying to cross a creek at the wrong spot and getting stuck waste deep in the vegetation.
But felt great around the rest of the course (this could be due to lack of significant climb); lost a bit of time running to a lower cluster, picked up the time on Ollie before the spectator control but then lost it again at the second last where I saw a checkpoint in the distance and bashed my way towards it and lost a lot of height.
overall was a really enjoyable day; the new section of the terrain is great, although as with the rest of the map, the rock was mapped a bit minimalist.
In stark contrast to the reaction from yesterday's race where I questioned why we go orienteering, Jasmine asked 'How much fun is orienteering?! atleast 4 times on the way home. I assume she is still saying it.