Running29:56 5.01 km (5:59 / km) +13m5:54 / km ahr:107 max:143
Orienteering12:59 3.5 km (3:43 / km) ahr:166 max:178
York University junior test race.
One of the best GB sprint courses I have run for a while (17 controls with plenty of change in the challenge). Lost ~10s on number 2 (one of the trickier legs) through a combination of poor route choice and poor execution, but was mainly good apart from that. Legs felt ok after the pacing and happy to know I can still make the JWOC team.
Running13:10 2.61 km (5:03 / km) +6m4:59 / km ahr:115 max:123
12 PM
Running17:04 2.81 km (6:04 / km) +11m5:57 / km ahr:111 max:128
Orienteering8:39 2.57 km (3:22 / km) +5m3:20 / km ahr:164 max:178
Knockout sprint round one - Runners choice.
Picked the same as Spongey and Shminty. Adopted the tactic of running at the front as much as possible, to ensure that I focussed on my own navigation. Our group came out of the forked section with a lead on Peter and Jonny, and soon after Spongey made a move to go to the front. I defended and stayed at the front until the finish.
Running10:59 1.83 km (6:00 / km) ahr:112 max:122
4 PM
Running17:08 2.8 km (6:07 / km) +3m6:05 / km ahr:103 max:126
Orienteering9:42 2.72 km (3:34 / km) +10m3:30 / km ahr:157 max:170
Knockout sprint semi-final - Runners choice.
The only one to pick my forking this time and came out of the forked section a couple of steps behind Shminty. We then got caught out by a locked gate, which brought everything back together. Shminty and Jonny were caught out by more locked gates which meant that it was Peter, Spongey and myself at the front. I traded the lead with Spongey until the long leg where he took a different route and Peter and I got a gap. Very busy in the city so happy enough to cruise in hoping that Peter wouldn't try to sprint at the end (he didn't).
Orienteering9:39 2.74 km (3:32 / km) +10m3:28 / km ahr:161 max:175
Knockout sprint final - Unforked.
In the city centre, at ~5 pm on a Saturday on the warmest day of the year so far. It was rammed and after recent experiences, I was doubly concerned about knocking into people. I let others dictate the pace at the start, just keeping touch. I got into the lead with a route choice just after halfway and had a much better feeling in the quieter (by comparison) part of the city. Peter and Shminty leapfrogged me at the end when the alleyway the control was on didn't exist. Followed in for 3rd, happy to be in touch and not knock anyone over.
Running13:51 2.44 km (5:41 / km) +6m5:37 / km ahr:116 max:130