Orienteering race (relay) 31:08 [4] *** 3.3 km (9:26 / km) +95m 8:15 / km
spiked:9/12c
After yesterday, actually was pleased to be the entire Taupo OC contingent so unable to form an official relay team. So therefore not obliged to run the long leg!! Ran leg 3 for an international, all male, composite team (might as well break ALL the rules!). First two controls on the flat possibly the hardest I've encountered in the NZ relay for a while, and had a bit of a panic when the direct route to 1 didn't work. Settled down after that and for the hilly part of the course found the cliffs and erosion gullies useful to simplify things. Bad mistake at 9 (couple of minutes?) heading up wrong re-entrant branch and crossing wrong fence then wondering why things didn't look right. But overall a good enough run to get my spirits back up. Also was actually able to run! Even up some of the hills! But legs have been very sore since.
Thought I'd been passed by at least as many people as I passed, but apparently picked up a few places for the team....