Orienteering race 44:40 [4] 5.0 km (8:56 / km) +200m 7:27 / km
shoes: VJ Bolds - Yellow
WOC Relay - Stromstad East
Me, Kate, Lizzie
21st
Not a great run from me at all. Was already struggling heading up the hill to the first control and lungs/legs at their max. Hanging onto the back of the group until 3 when I hesitated just before the control, thinking that I'd seen the rock just after it. Emerged from the green and absolutely everybody was gone. Trotted slowly along the bottom of the cliffs to 6 and suddenly could see Sweden, Great Britain and Finland which reignited me a bit. But unfortunately messed up 7 massively. Knew exactly where I was until just outside the circle where I just had massive brain fade, stopped reading my map and ran around the spur searching for it.
Last loop was an absolute struggle, stumbling along somewhere between walking and jogging, feeling very dizzy. Messed up the control just off a path in the clearing. Then Bulgaria caught me up which made me push a bit up the hill to the last 2 controls.
Not the debut WOC 1st leg that I wanted to make :( I think I was mainly just outclassed in fitness, so hopefully with a better leadup to WOC next year, it'll go a lot better.