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RaVa
Surmajärvi
B-rata : 3.9km : 7c
SR = 1.229
RI = 0.237
Back to some tough and technical terrain near Karkola. Hirppa gave me a tracker for some live online GPS tracking but turns out the maps werent uploaded so couldnt be done. Still cool they have this kit!
Got a bit of a shock when I got the map about the length of the first leg and had decided tonight to "try be a Finn", so that meant try go straight. Over the hill tops in the centre hill to 1 and then spotted the big crag before climbing. Used the boulders and re-entrant in the green to guide me to 2. Nailed the first 75% of the leg to 3, came straight out where i wanted to but got jumpy after I lost the tiny track on the rock ended up turning too early, then got more confused by an extra track a bit before the control. Binned 4 mins here. Relocated off the small crag on the form-line hill of bare-rock. Decided the track to 4 was best and then on a bearing, needed to get back in the game. To 5 it was pure compass and then to 6 I was one of few, from who I saw, that went straight, marsh was wet but not wesht cork wet! Bit slow into 7 as was a bit nervous since it was a tricky site and the same to the finish, it was quite difficult to see but saw Tatu heading for it so just tracked him.
Annoying to blow 3 so bad as it was going well, but got back on track after that.
On the plus side I was moving faster tonight when compared to the Iltarastit in Surmajärvi last month. Hopefully that means two things, getting stronger and getting more confident and better at this game.
Markku finishing
Near the start
Route
Better result and higher points from this race compared to 2 weeks ago and this was tougher. Hoped I would have placed higher. But the processes were mostly good tonight
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