Orienteering race (Middle) 38:52 [4]
Middle Race in the afternoon.
Started off a bit shakey, too low on 1 then 2 didnt really have a plan, from there i decided to get my act together and was ok for a few, number 9 i was on a good line and then passed the too tracks as planned and went in too early, lost about 1min, then 10 drifted too far right lost about 30s
12 is where the main time was lost... i was really pleased with the first 2/3 of my leg, executed well running pretty straight, then passed number 1 on my left opted to follow track around to avoid green shit, then came to a track that looked massive, however the massive tracks on the map didnt match up, this screwed with me and i ran up and down for ages trying to figure it out, came to the conclusion that something was weird so went to where i was heading in the first place and got the control....GRRRRRRRRRRRR
the next leg was easy and to the spectator, however i managed to trip on something, go down on my left shin and right knee and then totally face plant resulting in me also winding myself and lying on the ground for a good 30-40secs wondering what had just happened! I had tripped on a log in the long grass, and then that had been what my chest had hit when i face planted...OUCH! took a while to get over this after the spec as legs and knee was sore and breathing was out of whack, didnt really stuff any others up just took it easy.
Ankle not too bad, was a bit dicey from spec control onwards as i found this more uneven/green
Considering mistakes and unfortunate events not too pissed at myself, yes the result was bad but im confident i could have been top 6
run warm up/down 15:00 [3]
10min warm up jog with Lits and 5 min hobble on ankle and sore EGG shin to try warm down - this was then cut short by me decided to get some ice for my shin