9 AM
orienteering (Belair sprint) 24:28 [4]
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon
Did Bridget's sprint course from last summer as a warmup before gatecrashing junior training. Very tight in hamstrings from gardening, and the complete lack of cushioning in these shoes didn't help. I took a few cross-country (cross-creek) routes which were highly suboptimal, but I just really wanted to get off the tracks, which were hard underfoot. 3 min slower than last year :(
orienteering (junior training) 20:00 [4]
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon
A couple of very short control picking exercises, Adrian's bearings exercise, and the control flow one with stands laid out in a maze and which I completely stuffed up because I kept trying to use my compass - when the map wasn't oriented to north! Good fun.
orienteering (peg race) 22:23 [4]
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon
There were about 20 kids lined up for the start of this - Bridget's done a great job with getting everyone to come to training! I was in the group with the senior boys, and managed okay on the flat but really struggled up hills - absolutely no ability to push off. Got 3 pegs, which was better than I expected to do against Will/Aiden/James.