Orienteering (Buhot Creek) 1:12:00 [3] *** 9.22 km (7:49 / km) +179m 7:07 / km
17c shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212 #2
OY8 at Daisy Hill
Fun running on the updated map and the forest was so nice to run through too! Mostly a good run, nav was pretty decent though got rather sloppy as I got tired towards the end, and running was about the same.
Not the fastest start and was being extra cautious to #1 because I had trouble there last time I was here. Exit out of #3 was a bit off and then took a really roundabout way to #5 on the left which was not a great choice. The next 3 I should've been pushing a lot harder for as they were relatively simple, though I think I was beginning to get tired by this point. Lost about a minute on #9 because I got caught in a big roll of barbed wire, and then was a bit frazzled and stuffed my entry into the control a bit. Went through some long grass taller than me on the way to #10, and then couldn't decide which way I wanted to go to #11. Ended up changing my mind half way and cutting across which I think was a good choice. Lost time on #12 because I wasn't good with my compass on exit out of #11 and then took a bad route which made me climb more than necessary. Got a bit confused by the creek on the way to #13 but double checked contours and corrected. Should've gone a bit lower through the gullies for #14 because it was super steep and slippery at the top, but I guess it saved me from having to cross each one. Slow to #15 because I was struggling to make sense of the map in that area. A little bit too wide on #16, checked an extra control on the way to #17 and then struggled up the hill to the finish. Should've made more of the good runnability but just wasn't pushing myself enough. I think lack of sleep from a few late nights this week wasn't helping though. I think total time loss is around 7:45mins - not great. Brain wasn't really working very well today.
I enjoyed this though, it was good fun and such a nice day to be out!
Running warm up/down 26:09 [3] 4.32 km (6:03 / km) +19m 5:55 / km
Warm down + extra lil bit with crew to make up time