Training Log Archive: Magic

Event: Harvester Relays
 

Plenty of time so had quite a nice warm up, also timed getting into the pen well as Robert appeared less than a minute later (while i was still warming up...).

Harvester Relay, Blake Holme leg 4 with FVO (Dave G, Nixon, Robert, Me, Roger, Ross & Jagor),

Quite a wait before going out as times quite a bit slower than the predicted winning times. So much so that I didn't think i would have a night leg at all! As it worked out it was dark for the first few, dark enough in the open and the return to the forest to see outlines but nothing more and then reasonably light for the last open loop.

First two controls were great and very tricky, then quite a few easy ones in the open (would have been a bit harder if completely dark) and then some nice and some very easy controls back in the woods. Open at the end was easy in the lightening conditions. Disappointed not to go into the green woods though.

Careful navigation in the woods, made two small mistakes when got pushed off line and when a path dent the wrong way to the map indicated, maybe a minute all in. Not moving very quickly though. Pleased with the run and to increases out lead a bit (never saw anyone else). Good runs by everyone (especially Mark and Jegor) saw us well beat EUOC, which was very satisfying.

back down to the tent to wake Ross and Jegor up.

Very enjoyable run around xxxx with Ben to stretch the legs out a bit. Abandoned doing any proper orienteering when the discovered that the bracken was 3 times the height of the boulders! Nice mild day and really enjoyed it, didn't even feel too wiped out from last night.