Orienteering race (ACT Long Champs) 1:35:33 [4] 14.0 km (6:50 / km)
At Gibraltar Hill. Came 3rd, 5.19mins behind Rob and 1.26mins behind Shep. Really fun course with some lovely fast running, long route choice legs and super tricky granitey control picks. Nice day too, so very much enjoyed myself. Got off to a decent start, the ankle feeling much better and the running being quite easy. Lost 1.30mins on the long leg to #10 by following the ridge top rather than dropping down, then made a real hash of #12 confused by what looked like a cliff mapped as a boulder and lost 2mins there. The ridge tops worked out well for me to #15 and I did the next rocky bit cleanly. At #20 I was only 2mins behind Rob but then I got super tired and so ended up falling back a fair bit by the finish. Fun day out - Florence came to her first o race too!