Orienteering 1:14:37 [4] 6.93 km (10:46 / km) +265m 9:03 / km
Day 3 SOW: Diavolezza
Hum... I kind of expected myself to get a bit better at this orienteering thing, but my head just does not seem to find the concentration needed to do a good job. I think the JWOC week really did tire me out. Today, I already lost 3 minutes to the first control. I just didn't understand the map there. Afterwards, I told myself to take a new start, which only half way worked. On my way to 4, I had so much trouble getting through the rock fields and through the bushes, that I just kind of stumbled in the direction of my control. I was lucky and figured out where i was fairly easily, but I did not execute the control well after that. I ended up at my number 5, already certainly losing around 3-4 minutes, but at least I knew where I was. I hurried to my 4 and punched a control not quiet where I was supposed to be. Didn't realise that I mis-punched until at the finish, luckily I guess, because I really enjoyed the 2nd half of my course. looking at the splits, I was not that great even on controls that i felt like I was moving well. I think I am particularly bad in that type of rocky above tree-line type of terrain. Felt embarrassed about the MP and the kids in the club all wanted to hear how I managed to take a wrong control. I had to laugh about my inability to orienteer well and hope for the best in the next 3 stages. Still having fun, so that is what counts.