The Orienteering Junior European Cup took place in Vienna at the end of September and offered me an amazing experience of racing against the best competition in beautiful forests, whilst exploring Venice and it’s culture.
There were three races a sprint distance on the Friday, middle on the Saturday and a relay on the Sunday. The terrain varied greatly with a steep ridge for the middle and a sloping visible forest for the relay which made for the ideal fast and tight race. My best race was in the sprint with fast paced navigation and quick decisions and with only a few wrong route choices I came 22nd with only 5 seconds splitting 5 places showing the level of competition at this event. These 5 days were amazing in terms of the opportunity to compete against the best nations and runners in an amazing environment!
Thanks to the Jack Bloor Fund for helping me fund this trip.
Jack Bloor Race & Fund 