Orienteering race (SA - Lac Philippe) 1:34:10 [0] 7.14 km (13:11 / km)
shoes: Inov-8 Trail Talon 250
Never a good thing when the first control takes you almost twenty minutes. Was I ever off on that one, and I wasn't even moving quickly... Mistook the first hill in the yellow for the second hill, and it all went downhill -- then uphill -- then downhill -- then uphill -- zigzagging every which way -- from there. Kept running into 48 which was on a different course, and for the life of me couldn't make sense of things to find 44 until eventually stumbling upon it. Even after finishing the course and going back to try that first leg again, still couldn't do it on the first try by trying to follow the re-entrants -- and yes, once again landed on 48 before finding 44. Contours will surely be my life-long struggle in orienteering!
Stumped about what happened with missing 8... It would seem I forgot to actually visit it? GPS track doesn't show me landing there, although my watch is often off by quite a bit so I'm not sure how accurate it was in this case. Ah well, it was a challenging course for me with some really bad legs so just as well to MP today, I suppose.
Stamina today was fine, although minimal running.
Meet prep (terrain checking) 2:00:00 [0]
Leisurely stroll with the McCarthy map and the dogs, checking for potential map updates.