After Swedish Camp: Absolute National Champion
Monday, 26. May 2008, 15:56:09
OK Klemmingen from Gesta is my new orienteering club in Sweden!
From the 8 to 13th of May I went to Sweden where I trained orienteering a lot. Swedish terrains and cartography are very different from Portugal. This was really good to start understanding what I will find in JWOC this year.
The Swedish Camps had finished and I was really tired however Absolute National Championship was coming.
From 22nd to 25th of May took place in Gerês (North of Portugal) the 4 days of Minho and in the last 2 days was the Absolute National Championship. Qualification on Saturday and Final on Sunday.
On Saturday I made the Final without big problems, however I did 2 big mistakes who make me feel unsafe to the Final.
Sunday was my day, but I didn´t know it! I remember my last words before the start! I said: "Everything goes wrong with me"
I start the competitions slow not to make big mistakes. When I was coming to the control 8 I saw Celso (HE runner that start 6' before me) coming to control 9 and I feel that it was my opportunity to catch him.
In control 13 Pedro Nogueira (HE runner) lost time and we caught him. In this moment I felt that was possible for me to win the race but quickly I big problem came up: my compass disappeared! I only had in my hand the base.
We went together until the final of the course. I finished the race with the best time and then was time to wait to see what the others guys could do. I had also the best time in the spectators control, but I had lost about 3' after this control, however the other guys also lost time and I won the race!
From the 8 to 13th of May I went to Sweden where I trained orienteering a lot. Swedish terrains and cartography are very different from Portugal. This was really good to start understanding what I will find in JWOC this year.
The Swedish Camps had finished and I was really tired however Absolute National Championship was coming.
From 22nd to 25th of May took place in Gerês (North of Portugal) the 4 days of Minho and in the last 2 days was the Absolute National Championship. Qualification on Saturday and Final on Sunday.
On Saturday I made the Final without big problems, however I did 2 big mistakes who make me feel unsafe to the Final.
Sunday was my day, but I didn´t know it! I remember my last words before the start! I said: "Everything goes wrong with me"
I start the competitions slow not to make big mistakes. When I was coming to the control 8 I saw Celso (HE runner that start 6' before me) coming to control 9 and I feel that it was my opportunity to catch him.
In control 13 Pedro Nogueira (HE runner) lost time and we caught him. In this moment I felt that was possible for me to win the race but quickly I big problem came up: my compass disappeared! I only had in my hand the base.
We went together until the final of the course. I finished the race with the best time and then was time to wait to see what the others guys could do. I had also the best time in the spectators control, but I had lost about 3' after this control, however the other guys also lost time and I won the race!
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