Orienteering 1:09:08 [4] ***** 6.0 km (11:31 / km) +300m 9:13 / km
spiked:14/17c shoes: Jalas Black FLX
Scottish Champs Individual
Had the biggest moral dillema of my life before I had even started. Was 10s from off, when I saw spongey who started 4mins before run back through the start area. Other people had done this while taking an epic route choice so I assumed that was what he was up to. Just before the final beep he picked up another map and ran off meaning I had effectivly caught 4mins on him without having ran a meter. I decided to do the Jesus like thing and not follow him to the finish for an ill gotten title. Everyone who I talked to after even Spongey, were surrised I didnt go for the follow, but I bet it would have been different had I actually done the cheater option.
Went on to screw up the 1st control by 1min before spiking 2,3,4,5. I was 200m too high on the uber slope, hunting for a crag halfway up Schiealion when it clearly wasnt very high up the slope in reality. Nearly died of overheating on the 120m climb leg to No.9 so went skins as my scotjos top is crap for running in this type of heat. Pretty much spiked the rest of the course exept 30s to No.12 and getting extreme blisters for the last 15mins. The last bit to the East and North was tidy, the south bit was shit and the western forest was average.
Yet another shocking performance, slow and mistakey. Im glad I dont need to look at another map for a wee while now.
Running 10:00 [3] 1.5 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: Jalas Black FLX
Speedy run to start after forgetting SI Card first time round.