Leinster League, Oakwood. I found this really tough. Started cautiously, surprised to have a fastest split on 2 (dense trees - helps to be small!) but that was the best that it got today.
Poor route to 3 - should have gone high as the lower track was in bits.
4 was a long slog. It occured to me halfway that this would have been a good route-choice leg if the map had extended further east - you could run along the forest track and up the valley. Snow and heather and it was absolutely beautiful but energy-sapping.
Killian passed me on the way to 7 and I never got back ahead. 8, 9, 10 were easy enough. Decided to go up through forest and open areas to 11 for more of a navigational challenge. 12-13 went straight and got confused - was tired by now and the area between 12 and the first wall wasn't mapped. Beautiful forest from 13 to the finish.
Map:
http://maps.cnoc.ie/show_map.php?user=Niamh&ma...Results:
http://www.orienteering.ie/result2?oaction=moreRes...