Orienteering race 49:47 [3] ** 7.46 km (6:40 / km) +176m 5:58 / km
Score event at Lyme Park; my handicap was to miss 3 controls. I decided to go, 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10,11,9,14,15,16,17. Missed out the 2 (13&14) in the horrible ravine at the South of the map and 1 (6) at the top of a huge climb in the East. Started off with an uphill climb from the cafe to a knoll West of the Cage. Then straight back down to the road for number 2, then straight back up for number 3 and down the spur for 4. All went smoothly. Then I was in a long train following the woodland boundary in the valley to no.5. This was another serious climb. Slowed for number no.7 as uphill again and was recovering all the climb in the first few controls. Then sprint across the moor to keep Dave McCann off my back!!! Held him off till no.11 then we took a different route. I doubled back on myself, along the track this time, to get to the gate which let me into the small woodland where no.9 was. Coming out of 9 i got a bit disorientated but fixed myself correctly and found no.14, sprinted across the flat marshland to catch up with John but a shoelace problem slowed me down. He lost me up the hill to no.15 and i spent controls 16 & 17 trying to catch him again. Overall a good run!
