Running 25:00 [3]
shoes: Saucony Cohesion
Warm up for the Sprint WOC selection. Jog on the model map, plenty of strides, stomach actually feeling pretty good and legs etc everything fresh.
Orienteering race 17:17 [5] ***** 2.8 km (6:10 / km) +35m 5:49 / km
ahr:186 max:197 spiked:15/17c slept:9.0 shoes: Saucony Cohesion
Grrr. WOC Sprint Selection. Results wise a total catastrophe, though spike rate wise not too bad. Was planning ahead well, taking the smooth lines, maybe a little cautious at the start but generally really good until number 10, wher eI had a momentary lapse of concentration. Registered seeing the Hensmans, not the fact they were sat on a BENCH, and hence ran to the next bench and attacked from there. Hit number 11 without realising, panicked, and faffed about until finally I saw the sculpture, realised I should be directly below it, and dropped into the control having wasted up to 1.17. Obviously a monumental error for a sprint race and really disappointing. After that were a couple of perhaps slightly sub optimal results, but that leg was where I lost the top five I was aiming for. Really annoyed with myself and struggling to find the motivation to drive north for the rest of the weekend. Luckily Jane is a legend, as is my mum, and felt a bit better after an hour or so.