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Helen Palmer - Brainless in Hungary

Brainless in Hungary

To say my middle qualification race went badly is an understatement. The last couple of days I have been feeling pretty disgusted with myself. But now Ive decided that its not much fun to carry on like that and I might as well learn from it, look to the future…
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and not least help my team mates prepare for their races. This morning I hung tapes for Sarah and Pippas sprint training and discussed routes and strategies. At the same time I was able to get some good slope training in myself and start to rebuild my battered confidence.I am in good shape and have some more races to look forward to this autumn. The middle qualification race was difficult but I do have good enough orienteering skills to have coped well with it in many other scenarios. Unfortunately nerves and self-inflicted pressure clouded my judgment on the day. I…

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