Training Log Archive: Magic

Event: 2017 Welsh League
 

Out early to put the last few controls out and check the rest, lucky I did, one had been chucked on the ground while the controller had placed one on completely the wrong platform (one that had been removed from the courses and was about 150m and 25m climb from the correct one!).

Also chased by a very aggressive basset hound, the owner of which did nothing other than call him. Crossed tracks again later and the dog chased me again, for quite a while through the woods. Could hear the owner trying to find him for a long time after the dog had given up on me - I wasn't going to offer my assistance!

Castle Coch Welsh League, control collecting. As the organiser said, aside from finding a dead body, the event was a success! Actually one of the competitors found the body, which I don't think was more than a skeleton, but quite close to a control site (questions being asked of the mapper...). Obviously not much happening in Cardiff today as 3 police cars, 2 police vans and 2 un-marked cars attended, followed by a fire engine (apparently collecting the body is their job, the police just poke around and do the forensics) and 2 un-marked cars of firemen. Aside from the volume of the police presence putting a few people of one of the route choice options, I don't think they had any impact on the event.

(Note, just about had enough maps (with a late entries doing their second choice of course) - had about 65 entries when I sent the maps to print on Monday evening, ordered 134 and just managed. It's much easier if people enter in time!).

C • Skeleton 4