Orienteering race (Sprint) 19:50 [5] **** 2.3 km (8:37 / km) +40m 7:56 / km
spiked:14/17c
My first time competing in the World Masters Champs. I hoped to at least make the A final. Based on my times in test races, this seemed like a doable goal. I figured if I was clean, I would be at least a little above the cut. Well, I had a great race. The course was quite challenging, with a lot of small detail to read and a lot of barriers affecting route choice. You really had to pay attention to keep moving. Very excited to not just make the A-final, but to have placed 11th in my qualifying heat. This puts me in a position where I feel like it might be best tomorrow to just be bold. If I crash and burn, so be it, but I might as well just push hard and see what happens.