NSW's representatives at JWOC, Michele Dawson (GO) and Nicola Blatchford (NC), are enjoying a rest day after competing in the C final of the Middle distance overnight. Nicola placed 12th in 22.48, just 4m25s behind the winner. "I lost about three and a half minutes on two controls but am reasonably happy, a lot happier than yesterday and it was a bit more technical today and I thought I navigated well."
Nicola is making her first appearance at JWOC and follows in the footsteps of older brother Josh, who is now based in Sweden and will be a reserve for Australia at WOC in Finland next week.
Denmark's Miri Thrane Odum took out the A final, covering the 3km in 25.05.
Michele, who is at her 2nd JWOC, came in 21st in the C final in 28.45.
"I was really happy with my run except for number 6 where I lost concentration because of other competitors and then doubted my navigation," she said.
Some of the Australian boys commented that they were distracted by the presence of TV cameras in the forest, and lost time as a result.
In the boys A final it was a Swedish trifecta, with Emil Svensk (a very Swedish-sounding name) winning by 1 second.
A fantastic feature of the JWOC website is a sort-of 3D representation of the maps showing spurs, gullies and even shade ! Wouldn't that make life easier !
