Orienteering (SBOC Event) 1:08:00 [4] **** 7.1 km (9:35 / km) +130m 8:46 / km
15c
Merthyr Mawr sand dunes. Messed up 1 quite badly as I couldn't seem to get to grips with the contours compared with the scale, managed to lose 4 mins. 2 was fine. Dodgy route to 3 as I went down the wrong spur but picked myself up reasonably quickly. 4 fine. 5 fine. 6 was a longer leg with lots of climb. I think I handled it well but popped out of the veg too far right. 7 was another longer leg with even more climb which I struggled with and then I caught Catrin up. The area around number 7 was vague and I lost touch with the map. Hannah caught us up and we found it together. Then we ran in a train for 8, 9 and 10 and I absolutely nailed those legs which I was quite happy with as I turned up the speed. Then on 11 I started to pull away but got caught in the veg. I messed up 12 and ended up way too high and Hannah and Catrin caught me up again. 13 was good and 14 started great and I pulled away again but took a wrong path out of the top of the big dipper and went up a huge hill that I wasn't supposed to - idiot. Then it was a run down a sand dune (very fun) and a slow sandy path run to the finish where Hannah and Catrin were waiting.