Orienteering (Night O) 1:36:42 [3] 9.09 km (10:38 / km) +262m 9:18 / km
shoes: VJ Bold Ugly yellow
Another crazily stupid activity to do when you’re old, decrepit and can’t see! A DNF at the ACT Night Champs. Quite good fun but a bi too steep and long for me. Started quite well, apart from a face-plant in the first 500m, and got 1-5 really well. OK to 6, but a bit high in the circle and it all went downhill from there. finding it impossible to read the rock detail many times did not help. Got 9-11 OK but again messed 12 and 14 (too high on both). 18 I was too low and then had to climb through blackberry. Almost ran into a massive spider going to 19 and was done after that.
Still a long jog back afterwards. Half wish I’d kept on, but control 1 was a pivot for 6, 16 and 27 and really was not keen to head back there again. Had a bad blister, hopefully it heals quickly. Need to remember these shoes give me blisters.
On the plus side - it was a beautiful evening, a stunning sunset driving out to the event and then seeing the light fade over the Brindabellas as we walked up to the start. Great cloud formations too. And then, during the event, if you looked up and around, Canberra spread out below was quite a wonderful sight too.