Orienteering - race 18:58 [3] 2.9 mi (6:32 / mi)
Sprint. First since last year's World Cup MSR in Halden I think. Fun, if not very successful. Main misses, wrong entrance to 3, 4 I went left after the underpass to go down the east side of the building, not realising that there was an uncrosable wall under the blue line. Considerable time loss here, also I *could* have punched through the fence and saved time if I had wanted. Minor moans.
Went right out of 7 - dead end. North out of 10, ditto. Looked at 14-16 while I was going 12-13, struggled to see 15 on the map, thought that it would be an easy control to accidentally skip, then when I was running the leg, I did almost skip it, getting to the intersection 50m south of the control before I remembered. Overshot 20 - it was a v narrow alley, the rest fine. 17 didn't register. There were two punters titting around here in front of me that made me impatient, and I tried to punch through the back (it was grippled), but I must have heard it bleeping for them not me. Ah well, it wasn't the first time this has happened...
V scrappy, 5 secs lost at 3, 7. 10secs lost at 10 (should have looked up!!!) and 15, 15 (?) at 20, and loads at 4. The only ones mum best me on were 4 and 20, so I am pleased. Beth Hanson thrashed me. Good to see her running well.
I enjoyed the course, so thanks Graeme, and thanks to Jane and Jane for the crèche services!