Today was bit of a mission. i was once again starting in middle of the pack we had 11km. Was feeling a bit tired from the Sprints yesterday but once i was warming up didnt feel to bad. The scale of the map today was 1:15000 some of the eesti guys had done the model using this scale map and said it was sooo hard to read so got a bit worried. Once started turned map over to see that they were right there were nice flat parts but then the complex dunes areas were just soo hard to read there was no way i could run and read them so every time i had to read the map i stopped. i made a couple of mistakes aswell which was in the easier areas too so that was rather stupid of me, i got caught on the last few controls by some Russian man he was running fast was fun trying to run with him and reading map but i have to say i was doing alot more running than Orienteering. I finished 9min behind winners theres no way i could have done winners time if i didnt make mistakes i would have made it into A final but yeah not to disappointed in missing out as would be sooo damm painful doing the final. Talked with a few other Europeans i know and they missed out aswell a few of which thought they had done enough to make it as they didnt make any mistakes but still missed out.
I decided i would do the B final Ross is gonna stay home and rest but i thought may as well as i have kinda paid for the races and will be good practice for me.
Piret also didnt make A final but is gonna do B race as this will be her last race at this EOC. So tomorrow we dont start till Late we will go out bit earlier thou and watch A final then run after that. Just have to go and buy some Mosiquto replanet as there are sooo many here!!!
Long Qual: http://www.orientesanas.lv/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi?act=map&id=59&kieli=en
Sprint Qual: http://www.orientesanas.lv/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi?act=map&id=57&kieli=en
Sprint Final: http://www.orientesanas.lv/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi?act=map&id=58&kieli=en
The maps can bee seen from this link they look easy to read on this but i assure you they are not!!!
Better go to bed and rest up
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