Running race 50:37 [3] 6.63 km (7:38 / km) +223m 6:32 / km
shoes: Oroc 340
ACT event at Orroral. Started around the same time as a bunch of juniors (ollie, eon and joshyb) along with geoff and lizzie. Took it carefully to 1 which was on the edge of the mapped area, got that one well, but was a bit messy on 2. After that was ducking in and out of the thicker areas to get the controls. Was a bit low at 10 but sorted it out, saw BigD and geoff behind me here then they sprinted past on the downhill leg to 11. Exiting 12 geoff went high and BigD went low, I thought the low option looked better so took off that way. Next thing my feet were gone on a sloping rock slab and I hit the deck smashing my compass and one side of my face into the granite, end of race for me.
Thanks to BigD for hanging around, JLA for heading down to the finish to get John Harding and Liz Abbot, Doc Poland for removing moss and granite from my face and lizzie for driving the car back home. Got a few stitches and feel a bit sore now, put the gory pic on fb.