Orienteering race 21:19 [4] ** 4.3 km (4:57 / km)
shoes: Puma Faas 300 Black
Nav Dash at Ascot. Zero warm up and totally unprepared at the start so naturally went out a bit hard. Henry passed me (just under a minute as I was late starting) at the start of the short legs which was nice as it put him under a bit of pressure and allowed me to keep up with him for about 5 controls instead of 0. Heart was bad early but I didn't have the heart rate monitor on (one of the many things I forgot in the rush at the start) so I just kept going as fast as I could which got slower and slower as I went. Probably went too hard trying to stay with Henry so really struggled after that. Took the wide options to avoid anything remotely like a hill but still struggled to keep running. I was gaining on Ceri for a while around the track on the last long leg but then she started running again and regained all her lead although I did get past her by cutting the corner at the end. Fun course but the usual frustration at being unable to enjoy running hard.
