VM stafett (2012-09-02)

Ran 1st leg for Verdal OK in the H17 grade. Had a fairly clean race but a few mistakes cost me some time. (1) I made the same mistake as most people and ran along the wrong track at the beginning. A little hesitant going into the control too. (2) Running with a pack, wanted to go straight but they were running around the hill along the ski track. Decided to break away and run my own way but left too late. Then I got my direction wrong along the slope and ended up at the ski track again, thinking it was the main track. After that parallel error I was a little unsure going into the circle. (6) Running the track for the last part may have been faster than through the green. (8) Had to stop to tie my laces when I entered the large open area but managed to catch up the two runners I was with. (9) Compass a little off which made me unsure. (11) Should have run right along the track rather than straight, and the fence before the control was all taped up so people didn’t cross it, which was confusing. (12) Couldn’t make sense of the tracks leading into the control. (16) Could have been straighter. Overall it was a pretty good run for only my second race ever in Scandinavia.