Orienteering race (Road/Trail) 46:51 [4] * 9.35 km (5:01 / km) +279m 4:22 / km
ahr:167 spiked:26/shoes: New Balance Vazee Pace
SSS #26 - Lane Cove
This was pretty epic. Think I had a really good route - first bush, then eastern controls, than along the Pacific Highway (boring) to north west, then golf course and down to Woodford Bay and finish. However, the following things have happened:
- #8 from the bridge I saw light and a flag at the tunnel entry so I did not bother checking map or descriptions and went down. Turned out the control was at the top. 40 seconds gone
- #28 it was already so dark on trails I could not read the map properly and was hesitating where to go. 20 seconds gone
- #25 fun creek crossing, water was up to my waist lol
- #17 getting too dark to read the map even in an open area - 15 seconds
- On the way down I slipped and enjoyed an absolutely phenomenal 40meter toboggan ride on my ass down the steep grass slope before I stopped at a path
- #12 ran past it, did not see it, not even on map. too dark. 20 points gone
- Woodford Bay loop - already too dark to read the map, I had to stop under streetlights to see where I go and what am I looking for. Easily a minute all up.
Ended with 540 and 2 min late so 520 net. Andy 540. I reckon 560 was easily manageable for me today, had I started earlier and was not caught up in pitch dark for the last 10 min.
Most importantly it feels like legs are running again!