orienteering race (Tas long champs) 1:49:58 [3] 9.3 km (11:49 / km) +265m 10:21 / km
shoes: Inov8 Oroc spikes
I've never run on the Golden Fleece area before, so yesterday was my first time in St Helens tin mining. Today, despite being the same map, felt very familiar becaus it was suspiciously similar to Littlechild Creek. I've never had a good long run in Tas, particularly not at St Helens, so my expectations were low. Secondary expectation was that I'd be on my own after Bridget, who was last start, had passed me 2 minutes, which happened at 7. But I enjoyed this course, at least up until my orthotics started giving me blisters under my arches, which happened about half way round. Stuck to the ridges as much as possible, took the track on the long leg to 14 but bashed through the green to 15. Less than a minute all up on time loss in the circle, maybe some on route choice and of course lots on nonexistent speed. But it was okay, and a faster km rate than yesterday :)