World Cup Round 3
After settling into my new home in Oslo, there was no time to lose to prepare for World Cup Round 3 in Sarpsborg. The KM (District) championships in long and relay the weekend before were some good warm up races. In the relay I was running first leg with a strong field and to my surprise I was able to keep up and finished with the leading pack. This gave me a much needed confidence boost for the following weekend. Karolina and Andrine ran good races as well and Lillomarka OL were KM relay champions for the first time in D21! KM Relay Winners! (Photo: Andrine Benjaminsen) I travelled down to Halden on Thursday morning in order to be able to get out on the model map before the races began. A strong compass and staying in contact with the map were important in order to avoid any parallel errors. The terrain was quite tough underfoot making it important to stick to your intended line so as not run any uneccessary distance. The programme was a tough one with four races in