Real Orienteering race 45:27 [4] 5.5 km (8:16 / km)
shoes: Brooks somethingorothers
The 5-Days orienteering Carnival is designed to bolster fortitude for those imminent New Years resolutions to lose weight, train more hills, train more speed, train more long runs etc etc etc. On all these counts day 1 was a roaring success. If I ever doubted I needed to make and keep all the above resolutions, I am in no doubt now. A mediocre performance, knocked off by a few names that shocked me. Navigation was fine. Its just that the heart was pumping real hard and I was feeling real sore. I was slow, the hills were particularly unpleasant and I had trouble lifting the legs.
I'm sure Tarrengower tomorrow will reinforce the lesson. It generally does.