orienteering1:15:00 [2] 4.0 km (18:45 / km) +90m16:51 / km
Took Col. Roach out on the VIP race. Pretty good for his 1st ever orienteering course in some tough Finnish woods. He seemed to enjoy himself, even though he hadn't brought an extra set of running shoes and only had shorts to wear. These woods weren't quite as nice as the last couple days, either. Perfect weather, though!
This seemed like it went a lot smoother than the middle, and I felt a lot more physically and mentally peppy this morning. Made a few bobbles, and a sub-optimal route choice to #8, but overall much cleaner than yesterday.
Model event. The terrain was really nice, and a large map adjacent to the competition area, so I'm fairly confident we got a good taste of what the next few days will be like. For the middle tomorrow, my mantra is: plan the run, run the plan.
Training course set by Riley at hemlock overlook. Got there later than I had planned, so only had time for a short jog and a few controls before heading to the hotel to meet up with everyone else.