EOC Relay, 3rd leg.
Felt really relaxed going into the race. I knew I had no chance of competing with the top guys so just planned to run my own race.
I started at pretty much the same time as a GBR 2 ITA 2, but it was obvious that they were both faster runners (at least on the flat) than me straight away.
1: Felt good running up the hill, GB and ITA weren't pulling away much, but they had a different gaffle anyway. I ignored them and made sure I got no. 1 well.
2: Came out to those buildings, saw GB and ITA just ahead. Pushed a bit to keep them in sight, but didn't kill myself. The green at the end of the leg was horrible but not worth going around. I knew where I went in and used the hill as confirmation. GB went a good bit to the right, I kept my line and hit it pretty much head on, just behind ITA.
3: Per Forsberg had said on the speaker that the road was the fastest route. Really easy control. Saw where ITA went in (beside the the dudes with the cameras on top of really obvious scaffolding) and followed him.
4: Potentially difficult control, made sure I had an attackpoint (the end of the open) and was careful going in. Slight hesitation. I saw where I thought it should be but I looked more like a rock or a crag to me. Trusted myself and I was right. I can understand how Wyder ran right by it though. ITA and GB had a different gaffle and had disappeared.
5: I was unsure coming out 4, hit a path but wasn't sure which one. Decided going south and being sure was better than risking north. Ended up on the bigger path. and used it to make sure I got It well.
6: Not hugely difficult. Overshot slightly and hit the path, but corrected quickly.
7: Hadn't planned ahead and I just ran out of 6 in the right general direction. Ended up too high and didn't know where I was. Luckily GB appeared from behind and led me into it.
8-13: Pretty straight forward, kept up with GB and orienteered well.
14: Out onto the ride and there's ITA! Pushed up the hill and thought I could get a decent amount of time on them on the downhill. Turns out I had a slightly longer gaffle though.
15: Not sure if I took the best route choice to this, but I don't think it was bad. Pegged it down the hill. Didn't know if I was ahead or behind ITA and GB, but didn't think about it or let it affect it my orienteering. It was pretty tough going up that hill.
16: Bad routechoice. Wasn't sure what could and could not be crossed under the ski jumps so I went around. I think I lost about 20 secs on it.
17-Finish: Pegged it.
Some small mistakes but overall I'm happy with this.
No quickroute but there's
GPS Tracking. I start just after 12:35.