Orienteering race (Olifantsgeraamte) 47:04 [4] *** 5.3 km (8:53 / km) +230m 7:18 / km
spiked:19/20c shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 #4 (ZA)
SA Middle Distance Champs
Olifantsgeraamte (NW) Sabie - 1:10'000
Heat wave conditions, with us running at 2pm with the temperature in the shade at 34'C.
Start and finish near the Cuddle Puddle outside Sabie. Had a good start, but after less than 1km, I was cooked. Took the wrong route choice to #5 but got lucky at the end, finding Brad (-2 min) there, leading me into a control that was in tall brashings. He pulled away rapidly after that. I ended up walking all the hills, but at #13 saw Eugene (-4 min). Failed to catch him until #16 when I also saw that Brad was with him. We were all suffering in the heat, but I pushed hard to catch them by #18.
No major mistakes other than missing the better route choice to 5. This helped me into 2nd position, with Tim 6 mins ahead. Very happy with the result.
Orienteering warm up/down 5:00 [1] 0.5 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 #4 (ZA)
Very limited warm-up due to the severe heat.