Orienteering race 1:01:37 [4] *** 8.5 km (7:15 / km) +350m 6:01 / km
spiked:20/21c shoes: 2007 model Falcons
WOC Relay. Ran 2nd leg for team USA. Eric ran a solid first leg and handed over to me in 29th, just behind Canada, and just ahead of Germany. I ran fast to catch and pass Mike Smith coming into #1, as he missed it by a bit, and was back and forth with him and the German guy for a few controls. I then took a bad route choice to #7 and lost about a minute, as well as contact with the other guys. Leaving 8, I saw the Chinese and Japanese guys, who both started quite a bit ahead, coming into it, so I picked up speed a bit. Started feeling very tired and powerless in the steep, hilly section between 9 and 13, and just focused on being clean through there. Spotted the Moldavian going to the spectator control, but didn't really gain on him from there to the finish. All in all, a good race technically, but a tough day physically. The team finished 29th, a place worse than last year, but closer to the leaders percent-wise.