Sunday was the middle distance, held in a really tricky sand dune area. They started us of with a few straightforward controls in the forest and then straight into the really complicated dunes, where it was hard to even make a plan to find the control! There were some huge mistakes made during this race!
Monday was the sprint qualification, held on the grounds of the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington. It was a very fun, quite tricky (or so we thought) sprint with some good route choices. Unfortunately, we both missed qualifying for the final, with Will on some 20 seconds out.
Tuesday was the sprint final. We were able to watch the World Cup runners first before running the same course ourselves later. It was fantastic to watch Lizzie Ingham finish with a bronze medal in her home city! We were very privileged to run on the grounds of Government House; the organizers said that was a first and probably a last. Although during the race we barely noticed where we were. This was the probably the most physical sprint I've ever done and definitely the one with the toughest route choices. Have a look at the map and think about what you'd do!
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