Run race ((orienteering)) 34:12 [4] *** 5.5 km (6:13 / km) +200m 5:16 / km
spiked:14/15c
Canberra also provided the opportunity to get out into semi-bush on a Wednesday night. This was at the Pinnacle, an area which was infamous for long grass back in the day (I once set an event there where some of the grass was over head height), but the grass hasn't really shot up yet - just enough for occasional elephant tracks but not enough to get in the way.
The field would have done justice to the Australian Championships - four of the top nine were there, and I think Grant, Rob Walter, Shep and Olle (but probably not me) would have been decent substitutes for the ones who weren't. Lizzie and Grace weren't bad additions to the field either (especially as both of them beat me).
As for the run itself - pretty slow, and didn't feel as I had any strength whatsoever up hills (of which there were a few). Didn't miss anything apart from not getting my exit direction quite right leaving 9 (it helped that the controls, several of which were on small rock, were very visible). It's a bit of a culture shock to go back to punching control cards, and having to remember where the splits button is on my watch.