Saturday Aug 23 |
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| Event: Purple Thistle
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Friday Aug 22 |
 | Run (Terrain) 1:23:24 [4] | |
| shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw |
| Arrived at Beecraigs to find some Walsh clad running ladies from the Lothian Running Club, we got chatting and I joined them for a longish run around Beecraigs outer loop plus Witch Hill and Cockleroy. Wasn't sure if I would manage to keep up but it was absolutely fine. They are all in training for the cross country season and so didn't mind the minging wet puddles and boggy bits along the way. Hope to meet up with them again on a Friday morning, I enjoyed their company. |
Wednesday Aug 20 |
| Orienteering race 1:02:58 [3] 5.4 km (11:40 / km) +200m 9:50 / km | |
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| Oh my word, it took ages to get to #1 and even longer to suss out the map and scale following 1:5,000 maps in France. Spent a bit of time in the bracken getting nowhere, which was completely pointless as I ended up back on the path that I'd just come off. The bogs and rain were a very strange sensation particularly as my O trousers were migrating down my legs and my shoes weighed a tonne once they were full of boggy water! Can't remember the last time I orienteered in the rain... The mist made things more interesting whilst meandering round the side of Dumyat, felt a bit disorientated but got to the control without too much fuss so was glad about that.
Great to see everyone in the pub after to catch up on summer holiday chat. |