Orienteering (WC Long Champs) 1:13:26 [5] 9.1 km (8:04 / km) +500m 6:20 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Fuji Trabuco 2
Western Cape Long Champs at Hawequas forest. Skipped the SA sprint and middle due to other commitments in CT, so was looking forward to some O again. First O in months! Legs felt very good but the nav was really rusty and I was all over the place a lot. Felt like I was having a fair run, until Tim (started +6 mins) caught me at 11, when I realized I was well off the pace! Managed to hold onto him and we swapped spots a bit taking different routes. We caught Eugene and then Nic, and we all seemed to take different routes here and there in the last few controls. Got a gap and got ahead of Tim, Nic and Uge at the finish. The legs held out well and I was able to push all the way, but nav let me down big time. In the end had a good run and was 2nd to Tim by 6 minutes.