4:01 PM. Hawthorndene. Temperature: 16.4 °C
Burned 1480 calories.
4 Hour Bush Rogaine
Teamed up with Ryan for this which was a really good pairing. Both with similar fitness levels, and drive to have fun. We knew we weren't going to go much further than 26km on the way so did a few sums and settled with the route choice we completed. We didn't deviate from our plan as it was perfect for timing and our fitness levels. We had a good amount of climb with 3 major uphill sections, being Olave Hill Road, out of Long Gully, and out of Brown Hill Creek - that one was the killer. Navigation wasn't an issue as we both had local knowledge, and well, it was rogaine navigation.
The course was good and challenging with no obvious "winning" route. There were a few little issues with the map, but nothing that wasn't rectified in the briefing. All in all it was a pretty great rogaine, which Ryan and I managed a surprising 6th place and 3rd Mens team. We were quite chuffed.