Orienteering race 35:08 [4] *** 3.0 km (11:43 / km)
10c shoes: Inov8 oroc 280
WOC Middle qualification.
Made it through in 13th, Heat B.
Felt pretty unrelaxed leading up to it. The 14 minute run to the pre-start calmed me down a bit, but that didn't last long once I picked up my map.
I bumbled through the first 4 controls, mostly knowing where I was but with not much flow. These were the trickiest although I could use a track for most of the way to c3. From c4 the rest of the course was mostly track running which was a bit disappointing. I chose the track option to c8 but didn't execute the start of the leg very well, swinging wide past c6 and c5. I got nervous running along the track and in the end decided to run all the way to a main road and come back in on a small track past c9. This route was definitely about 2 minutes slower than going straight through all the green. Although, it meant I qualified. Direct was riskier and some missed qualifying by going straight and missing at the end.
For the final I will hopefully feel calmer at the start. I will try and be more sure of myself and go through the green if that's where the red line goes. There will be less people in the forest on Friday and I think it will be a bit more intense for the whole race so I'll aim to stay focused and have a clean run :s
Running warm up/down 35:00 [2]
~10mins jogging on the warm-up map (sticking to tracks). Then the 14mins or so to the pre-start. 10mins w/d with Vanessa (who had an awesome race!).