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Saturday Oct 19, 2019 #
11 AM
Orienteering - Race Terrain 33:50 *** 5.55 km (6:06 / km) +135m 5:26 / km
ahr:156 max:187 spiked:14/21c
BOK Local Orienteering Race - Green - GPS a bit screwy
Not sure what happened to the GPS, it’s all over the place - a bit like the fact that I mis-punched at no16. Daft mistake as I ran straight past it!
https://www.stryd.com/powercenter/run/450886749893...
https://www.strava.com/activities/2800355688/overv...
https://www.bok.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#190&rou...
Bit of analysis:
1. initially phased by the map scale and didn’t go far enough along the path - quickly corrected and rounded the building corner to find Jamie Hayward just coming out from the covered area - straight into the control and chased after Jamie
2. Through the first canopy and then hesitated to see which way to cross road - took south and through the gap in the building - up over the grass bank to only find that the other side was uncrossable and needed to go round - lost 10 secs
3. Straight north through next gap in buildings and to the left of the block up to the fence - should have gone right - but instead clambered through the fence - again another 15 sec loss
4. Straight south and attacked the control from the north of the building - spiked and out
5. Into the forest and took a bearing and struck to it at pace - spiked
6. Out on to the path and kept and eye on the buildings through the trees to make sure I went far enough - spiked and out
7. Longer leg around the edge of the golf course - fast - but then too hesitant into the crag area and went in too early - lost 30 seconds before realising that I was at the wrong crag
8. Straight along the path and then mid-read the map - thought I was looking for a spur with a knoll - didn’t see the single tag on the contour and that I was actually looking for a depression. Lost 30 seconds - and Jamie re-caught me up!
9. Wrong route choice - just didn’t see the path on the edge of the white - and instead took the path through the grotty green area - popped out at the top of the open area and was surprised to see Jamie way ahead of me! Hammered it across the field to catch him
10. Took a bearing and stuck to it - spiked the control in the forest
11. Back up the hill - chasing Jamie and starting to catch him - spiked the control
12. Out through the fence - over took Jamie and straight up to the feature - spiked
13. Unsure of route as not sure if the dark green would have passable areas - took a gamble and found a route through - despite the cows blocking the way! Spiked the control
14. Decided to stick to the path for speed and climbed the hill - straight into the control and spiked
15. Stayed lower out of 14 to make sure I didn’t need to clamber over the rocky area. Contoured round and straight into the control. Spiked.
16. Oh dear! Took the lower path and managed to run straight past the control without dibbing it! Miss-punch - idiot
17. Climbed up onto the path and then was hesitant on which crag the control would be on - wasted a bit of time - should have just run to the path junction would have been much faster.
18/19/20/21 Up onto the corner of the open and straight across the field - cross country running now for the final four controls - quick compass bearings and fast straight running
Not sure what happened to the GPS, it’s all over the place - a bit like the fact that I mis-punched at no16. Daft mistake as I ran straight past it!
https://www.stryd.com/powercenter/run/450886749893...
https://www.strava.com/activities/2800355688/overv...
https://www.bok.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#190&rou...
Bit of analysis:
1. initially phased by the map scale and didn’t go far enough along the path - quickly corrected and rounded the building corner to find Jamie Hayward just coming out from the covered area - straight into the control and chased after Jamie
2. Through the first canopy and then hesitated to see which way to cross road - took south and through the gap in the building - up over the grass bank to only find that the other side was uncrossable and needed to go round - lost 10 secs
3. Straight north through next gap in buildings and to the left of the block up to the fence - should have gone right - but instead clambered through the fence - again another 15 sec loss
4. Straight south and attacked the control from the north of the building - spiked and out
5. Into the forest and took a bearing and struck to it at pace - spiked
6. Out on to the path and kept and eye on the buildings through the trees to make sure I went far enough - spiked and out
7. Longer leg around the edge of the golf course - fast - but then too hesitant into the crag area and went in too early - lost 30 seconds before realising that I was at the wrong crag
8. Straight along the path and then mid-read the map - thought I was looking for a spur with a knoll - didn’t see the single tag on the contour and that I was actually looking for a depression. Lost 30 seconds - and Jamie re-caught me up!
9. Wrong route choice - just didn’t see the path on the edge of the white - and instead took the path through the grotty green area - popped out at the top of the open area and was surprised to see Jamie way ahead of me! Hammered it across the field to catch him
10. Took a bearing and stuck to it - spiked the control in the forest
11. Back up the hill - chasing Jamie and starting to catch him - spiked the control
12. Out through the fence - over took Jamie and straight up to the feature - spiked
13. Unsure of route as not sure if the dark green would have passable areas - took a gamble and found a route through - despite the cows blocking the way! Spiked the control
14. Decided to stick to the path for speed and climbed the hill - straight into the control and spiked
15. Stayed lower out of 14 to make sure I didn’t need to clamber over the rocky area. Contoured round and straight into the control. Spiked.
16. Oh dear! Took the lower path and managed to run straight past the control without dibbing it! Miss-punch - idiot
17. Climbed up onto the path and then was hesitant on which crag the control would be on - wasted a bit of time - should have just run to the path junction would have been much faster.
18/19/20/21 Up onto the corner of the open and straight across the field - cross country running now for the final four controls - quick compass bearings and fast straight running