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SOC November Classic: Brown

Psuba

1. P D P R 1 +00:05in the control circle should have gone straight to the eastern edge of the pit - did not read control descriptions well enough
2. P D P R 3 +02:30slightly complex vegetation and got lost. The plan wasn't good - from the attach point (hide) the control area wasn't clearly visible, should have used the vegetation boundary next to the control.
3. P D P R 2
4. P D P R 1 +02:20changed plan mid-route to run next to ride for better runnability, then lost contact with ride and as I crossed next ride I thought I was crossing the second one (complex junction would mean only one junction on original plan). This caused me to take the wrong bearing off of ride (did not use compass to check). I then believed I was next to the wrong stream and corrected - but to the wrong direction. Relocated after suspiciously long run uphill. Note the map did not help as the whole area is marked white but there was serious undergrowth where I was wading through. However should have checked compass bearing + map.
5. P D P R 2 +00:05well executed but could have run harder in undergrowth + be faster in turning right in ditch as it was expected that I was to the left
6. P D P R 2
7. P D P R 3 +00:20Initially good compass bearing but then veered left. Relocated well but lost time relative to precise route
8. P D P R 3 +01:40veered right again, slow through forest and had difficulty finding myself against the stream. Should have realised two streams on map but generally bad compass bearing!
9. P D P R 1
10. P D P R 2
11. P D P R 2 +00:40lost 20s crossing the stream (hesitation) and 20s running over next to the control and coming back for it.
12. P D P R 1 Taking gel on route slowed me a little and this was uphill - time lost on this leg was simply running speed
13. P D P R 2
14. P D P R 2
15. P D P R 2 +01:00Went through the heavy undergrowth - but map was incorrect here as it was marked same runnability as area before that was OK. Lost 1 min relative to route choice of going round on path, which was longer so based on map was not the logical choice.
16. P D P R 3 +00:45drifted right in the middle of the leg so took longer route.
17. P D P R 2 +03:00Map was suspect but did not make proper sense of the junction here and ran much further down than should have. Figured out where I was and relocated quickly but by that time much time was lost.
18. P D P R 2 +00:05
19. P D P R 1 +21:10Horror. Drifted left but though I drifted right (not sure why!) Incorrectly relocated twice before finally figuring out where I was and got the control.
20. P D P R 2 +00:50taking roundabout route instead of direct
21. P D P R 2 +00:30drifted left - drawn by a runner on black course when I should have just taken my own course
22. P D P R 2 By this point I was not pushing at all
23. P D P R 2
F. P D P R 1

Total Time Lost - 00:35:00


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