orienteer race 18:23 [4] 2.5 km (7:21 / km)
(sick)
Relays at ROC. I was determined to do my best for the team this year. In the past, I have dropped us several spots after my leg; my goal was to drop 2 places or less. I loaded up on cold meds, and decided to go for it. After all, what did I have to lose?
My winter training paid off. I was able to keep up a steady slow jog the whole way! I did walk about 4 steps as I needed to double check the map, but that's it. It definitely helped that this was an easy yellow course on flat terrrain (except for one leg). I ran a clean race. Never performed so well in a relay before, so I was very happy.
I had forgotten to start my watch, so I had no idea of my time. When I downloaded, I was shocked. Sub 8 min/k! A first for me, even on sprint courses. Even better, I managed to pull us UP one place in the overall standings. Yeah!
Everyone on the team had good runs this year, which made it even more fun.
Consistency 9.8, time lost 20.3