Orienteering ◪ race 1:58:10 [4] *** 13.94 km (8:29 / km) +550m 7:05 / km
spiked:18/23c
Leinster Champs.
Mistake to control 6, never found the big crag before the control and lost way to much time. Cillin caught me on route to 7, nip and tuck till 15 taking different routes along the slopes and between the cliffs. He pulled away, maybe 30-40 seconds on the downhill leg to 16 but i reeled him back in by 18 through secure routes. Then a bit scrappy for the last few in the forest.
Really nicely planned course and good use of the area. The terrain up top was awesome, especially now that you could see it!
Good to get another long run in terrain in with a map. Still building the strength up after missing all my base work before christmas. I can get to about 60/65 minutes feeling good and then around 75 i really start to tire
Body tired after the 6hr in the car on friday. about 5 hours sleep on friday night in Finner camp. up at 6am Saturday morning to drive to Magilligan. Race twice. Then back in the car all the way to cork. Home around 11pm Saturday. Up again early Sunday morning to head up to Wicklow. Good training weekend though.