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Saturday Aug 13, 2011 #
Event: Big Foot Sprints
9 AM
Orienteering 16:33 [4] 2.75 km (6:01 / km) +44m 5:34 / km
shoes: Inov8 X talon
First leg of the Sprints. Went OK apart from 7. Must have run straight over the top of it, wandered around the bush for a minute before coming back out to the track for a second attempt. Got it that time. Tired at the end.
10 AM
Orienteering 16:50 [4] 2.8 km (6:01 / km) +54m 5:29 / km
shoes: Inov8 X talon
Lost my head under the pressure of the chasing start but still managed to win the girls race which made up for the mistakes. Had James Lithgow breathing down my neck (10 sec) and Lisa Grant started 35 sec ahead. Misread description for 3 and lost time there (30 sec) letting James past. Trailed behind him slogging up to 6 and heard someone come charging from behind. Surprised to find out it was Lisa who'd lost time on 4. We were a bunch of headless chooks at 7 with Lisa coming away in front. I was straighter to 8 and caught up a bit and more to 9 where we both went too high. Neck & neck going to 10 but my bush-bash straight route backfired & I lost time again. Settled in for second place seeing no tricks from there to the finish. The wily old fox tactic paid off though when Lisa hesitated at 13 to plan her route to the last. I knew exactly where I was going & not only caught up the gap but got a jump on her. Miraculously made it to the last just in front and did a good sprint to get to the finish first!
Good course setting with the second race much harder than the first (from my perspective).
Good course setting with the second race much harder than the first (from my perspective).