Orienteering race 6:07:55 [2] 26.0 km (14:09 / km) +2300m 9:49 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw 265
Highlander day 1. Running for team BASOC with Gav Miles. Fun day out. Started well at a decent pace. Tricky in the mist and made a mistake on no. 3 losing ~15mins at a guess. Had actually taken a nice line and was v close to the control but didn't see it in the clag then climbed on up then missed it again on the way down. Frustrating. Lost a wee bit of time on the next one misjudging distance in the mist. No errors as such after that but pace dropped on the long leg as Gav got cramp on the climb. We had the option of a ridge run on a leg after that which I woul dhave favoured but we went for the contour which wasn't fast. I still felt strong so took both bags on the last big climb then steady to the finish. Good day out, the mistakes didn't ditract from a very enjoyabe run. Great (but tough) terrain and top scenery.
Finished 4th miles behind the Swedes but not out of the game for a podium.
Enjoyed the banter, beer and chips at the midway camp.