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Saturday Oct 14, 2017 #
Event: SOC Level D - Busketts (N)
Event: WIM Informal Hyde
Orienteering race (Busketts Lawn) 55:22 [5] *** 7.66 km (7:14 / km) +80m 6:52 / km
ahr:159 max:169 spiked:12/19c (injured)
Blue, nominal 6.6km
Ran in Hokas, for the comfort on my achilles. I'd bought some Speedgoats in the week, Sportshoes.com were having a sale. They were pretty good in this terrain, if heavier than my usual Invo8 racers.
Bang on for #1, #2, #3, then R instead of L at the earth bank for #4 (should've headed off from it for a more straightforward choice, looped round +40s). Bang on for #5 (hidden in some close forest) and #6, if running slowly. I appear to be having a good nav day.
Then a couple of poor controls: looped in the circle for #7 after being slightly too far R over the top of the feature (+25s). Compass bearing for #8, but failed to read the ground properly as I approached the circle and bounced off the stream behind it and then looped twice (running near/past the control both times, bugger, +120s).
#9 and #10 straightforward with some open sections where I'd normally stretch out my legs, but not today, still rather unfit. Hardly gained at all on a slower runner in a red + white shirt ahead. Slightly too far R from my attackpoint for #11 (+10s), and then indecisive to #12 (+20s). Caught by a couple of faster runners here, but I struggled to stay in touch with them, frustrating.
Straightforward to #13, #14, #15, following one BADO guy who'd passed me, then switched to the open path on the S for #16 (easier in Hokas than the forest) and didn't see him again until #19. Bamboozled by a weird #17, 5 metres on the other side of a wire fence. Climbed it going out but snuck through the middle of the wires coming back, very slow. Ran a couple of loops for #18 hidden in a depression on the top of a rise, it seemed to be further over the feature than was mapped (+110s); the mapping was a bit vague here (or was it me being vague?). Straightforward for #19 and then arsed about crossing and recrossing a small stream for the finish, d'oh.
Result 6th/31: http://socweb.org/event/2017/10/14/soc-level-d-bus...
Had in mind this afternoon's WIM informal, only 30mins drive across the New Forest, but decided to save something for tomorrow. Achilles not too bad, will need a bit of a stretch.
Ran in Hokas, for the comfort on my achilles. I'd bought some Speedgoats in the week, Sportshoes.com were having a sale. They were pretty good in this terrain, if heavier than my usual Invo8 racers.
Bang on for #1, #2, #3, then R instead of L at the earth bank for #4 (should've headed off from it for a more straightforward choice, looped round +40s). Bang on for #5 (hidden in some close forest) and #6, if running slowly. I appear to be having a good nav day.
Then a couple of poor controls: looped in the circle for #7 after being slightly too far R over the top of the feature (+25s). Compass bearing for #8, but failed to read the ground properly as I approached the circle and bounced off the stream behind it and then looped twice (running near/past the control both times, bugger, +120s).
#9 and #10 straightforward with some open sections where I'd normally stretch out my legs, but not today, still rather unfit. Hardly gained at all on a slower runner in a red + white shirt ahead. Slightly too far R from my attackpoint for #11 (+10s), and then indecisive to #12 (+20s). Caught by a couple of faster runners here, but I struggled to stay in touch with them, frustrating.
Straightforward to #13, #14, #15, following one BADO guy who'd passed me, then switched to the open path on the S for #16 (easier in Hokas than the forest) and didn't see him again until #19. Bamboozled by a weird #17, 5 metres on the other side of a wire fence. Climbed it going out but snuck through the middle of the wires coming back, very slow. Ran a couple of loops for #18 hidden in a depression on the top of a rise, it seemed to be further over the feature than was mapped (+110s); the mapping was a bit vague here (or was it me being vague?). Straightforward for #19 and then arsed about crossing and recrossing a small stream for the finish, d'oh.
Result 6th/31: http://socweb.org/event/2017/10/14/soc-level-d-bus...
Had in mind this afternoon's WIM informal, only 30mins drive across the New Forest, but decided to save something for tomorrow. Achilles not too bad, will need a bit of a stretch.