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Unconvincing at GB WOC tests

Over the weekend I enjoyed some of the best orienteering races Ive done in the UK in quite some time. Im still on my travels so cant post the maps just now but trust me, they were good! Considering the organisation, planning, re-mapping etc was all done by a few…
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skilled ex-elites the weekend was even more impressive.Impressive is not how I would describe my own performances. The sprint went OK, but I missed no.2 (~15 sec?) and made a couple more errors (5-10 sec) in the night-0 section (thick canopy, 7:30pm). Quite pleased with the run & result anyway, I have done very little sprint orienteering this year and am not aiming to master the sprint just now but was happy to show that my fitness is coming back, something I have noticed in training over the last fortnight.My middle race was horrible, I tried to put together another…

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