Orienteering 17:49 [5]
shoes: inov8 X-talon 2012
Aus sprint.
Driving rain for warmup and racing which made the granite slabs on the seafront pretty treacherous! Went well through the first few, then hit the right route choice 3-4, after deciding twice that left was shorter, but changing my mind.
Had Grace and Aislinn in sight from the 2nd patch on the granite slabs and was holding the gap steady until the spectator. But then I hit the wall and breathing got shabby. Thought I could hold it together but not 100% sure what happened.
Ballsed up exiting the ccontrol on 14 (or 15, i can't remember). Got hemmed in by boats and jetty, losing 15s. And just lost momentum from there. Wobbly through the last controls and have a reaaaaally slow time down the finish chute.
Gave up a 36s lead over grace to come 2nd by 14s, without any notable mistakes. Very worrying. I'm feeling fit and strong (enough), but something's just not right with my body at the moment.