Orienteering (Aus Long Champs) 2:51:08 [3] 11.1 km (15:25 / km) +250m 13:51 / km
weight:86kg shoes: Inov8 opp shop
This day was one of those time slowed down days.
My pace is just below "I feel like I can't beathe pace". Maybe should pick it up to feeling like I am actually dying pace. That said after 5 the terrain was really enjoyable and didn't feel completely knackered to the long slog to 14 that took us up another massive hill. Started raining sideways at the top after I had scaled a waterfall to get up there. B Grylls moment. Hit a real green bit 16 - 17 that I have had troubles with at Tasmanian events. This terrain no longer freaks me out but wow is it difficult to get any pace up in. Used to navigate by the car wrecks in the mud flat mining area, but some scrap metal dudes have cleaned them up. Shame nothing like a hunk of rusting metal in bush at St Helens. Cramp at 23 so ran through it to the finish. Had to jog on the spot while listening to Johno's comment about being just under the 3 hours.