Orienteering race (Southern Champs) 1:28:30 [5] 15.5 km (5:43 / km)
slept:8.0 shoes: jalas o-shoes
A good length tough classic with plenty of terrain, climb, distance and mud making it all quite tough. Felt a bit of a sore throat before I started, which with Friday's tiredness made me wonder whether I should be running. It turned out that I felt fairly strong - with a bit more rest I'd have been faster, but probs not by much. Still can get a lot fitter though I hope. Started well and caught Joe Mercer 4mins at #5. The lad is flying these days though so I knew there wasn't much chance of dropping him. We hared it a bit too much and ballsed #10 by 1min or so, then he pulled away from me on a route to #12. I caught him back at the road crossing and we raced together to the finish. Lost a couple of mins at #28 and #29 which were both pretty dodgy IMHO. Glad to finish strongly and had an ok race, but can improve when racing head-to-head with people (lost maybe 3-4mins all in). At least I got that practice today. This week was easier than the last couple, but I probably still overdid it.