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Friday Aug 7, 2015 #
Orienteering race (Glen Affric S6D day5) 1:41:49 [5] 11.1 km (9:10 / km) +448m 7:38 / km
Almost comically bad #1. Contoured round to crags, but then couldn't cross straight away, so went up for a bit, then found better crossing place, but had no idea how far up I'd gone.
In reality it was about 1 contour but I hadn't been concentrating and therefore after running up the path for a bit assumed I must have gone too far. This was a terrible decision and meant I wasted loads of time imagining I was in two different places and seeing which fitted the best. It was like playing chess. Eventually worked it out but then had no confidence in the other path. Basically rubbish and all down to the contour error right at the start.
With hindsight - should just have gone straight to path.
Then a string of pretty good legs, helped by a passing train 10-11-12 but picked my own route to 13; which was straighter and looks good on the GPS,(Train went down stream) but there was so much bracken I was very lucky to find the control; couldn't make out features underneath. Arrived mid-train though; hurrah!
Then terrible 14, drifted off but didnt recognise the veg boundary at the time and so had no idea where was along path; didnt realise so far right. Relocated on stream ok but lucky in bracken again.
There was so much bracken it was basically the White Rose.
16,17 good, then really bad route choice into 18 taking in the gorge at its steepest point, unlucky not to hit control first time though.
http://www.scottish6days.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/?us...
In reality it was about 1 contour but I hadn't been concentrating and therefore after running up the path for a bit assumed I must have gone too far. This was a terrible decision and meant I wasted loads of time imagining I was in two different places and seeing which fitted the best. It was like playing chess. Eventually worked it out but then had no confidence in the other path. Basically rubbish and all down to the contour error right at the start.
With hindsight - should just have gone straight to path.
Then a string of pretty good legs, helped by a passing train 10-11-12 but picked my own route to 13; which was straighter and looks good on the GPS,(Train went down stream) but there was so much bracken I was very lucky to find the control; couldn't make out features underneath. Arrived mid-train though; hurrah!
Then terrible 14, drifted off but didnt recognise the veg boundary at the time and so had no idea where was along path; didnt realise so far right. Relocated on stream ok but lucky in bracken again.
There was so much bracken it was basically the White Rose.
16,17 good, then really bad route choice into 18 taking in the gorge at its steepest point, unlucky not to hit control first time though.
http://www.scottish6days.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/?us...