Run - Trail 20:35 [2] 3.36 km (6:08 / km) +62m 5:37 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 14
Decent warm up waiting for it to get dark. Appears that most others didn't wait as everyone else was well gone by the time I got tot he start.
Run - Orienteering race 57:51 [3] 7.51 km (7:42 / km) +165m 6:56 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 14
Western Night League, Trellech Common, 1 hour Score.
Hope the rest of the season doesn't go like this, a complete disaster! Started before I even started when I realised that I'd forgotten my head strap for my light. Tape and another headlight was the fix, but it was a very bad one. Light required constant adjustment and holding meaning that I coudldn't do more than one thing at a time.
Lots of stopping to read the map, couldn't plan ahead (as I couldn't look at my map without my light falling down), couldn't run on roads (as light was too loose and needed holding), couldn't run n the woods (as light moving too much), couldn't read the map (as light at the wrong angle). So a very frustrating experience which was made worse by my battery dying at about 50 minutes. On the back up to get to the finish (which I had to hold in my hand, so even more stopping) and had to skip as couple of controls as I couldn't see anything.
Nevertheless, it was a lovely evening to be running, considering all the issues my navigation wasn't too bad (#19 was my biggest problem, but the contours were wrong as the control was much higher than they indicated). Green was printed too light though and I only ever saw the undergrowth symbol once I was already stuck in brambles! Would have been easy to clear on a normal evening!