Orienteering1:04:59 9.71 km (6:41 / km) +367m5:38 / km
Bulgaria Cup Day 1 Bit faster forest and nothing too hard on the nav. Felt decent enough physically, pushed pretty hard and kept things fairly clean. Missed one path junction on the long leg which cost 20-30s, had one big 10s hesitation and a couple other 10s misses in circles. 3rd/6 brits, +9.5mins on Bobby.
Orienteering36:41 4.72 km (7:46 / km) +198m6:25 / km
Gabrovo Cup. Not quite so techy as yesterday, more standard continental stuff. Actually felt ok physically, had a little bit of push. Pretty clean until #11 where I hit a massive unmapped boulder, got confused and lost 2mins. Got caught by some boys here, they led #12 and #13 but screwed the entry and I found it first (still losing 30s maybe) and led the rest. 4th/6 brits (including Boyan), +5mins to Finlay.
Running9:09 [2] 0.81 km (11:14 / km) +94m7:08 / km
Orienteering48:45 4.28 km (11:24 / km) +122m9:58 / km
Intro the Bulgarian skog, 1:5000 and really technical in parts, low vis mixed greens. Some 30s interval starts with Todge and Finlay regrouping every 5 controls.
Running1:26:45 10.87 km (7:59 / km) +539m6:24 / km
Touched down in Sofia to 29°C and lots of humidity. Big thunderstorm while waiting for the hire car but nonetheless sitting about in the afternoon we weren't looking forward to a run. Somebody had the genius idea to drive 1000m up a mountain and stay at the ski resort so that's what we did. Glorious run up the biggest hill, tops off but perfect temperature. Techy trails, great vibes.