Orienteering - Bush (SL #8 QBIII - Malang) 1:24:31 [3] 7.9 km (10:42 / km)
13c shoes: New Balance Nov 2013
Nominal 5.2 km and 13 controls.
Hard day and lots of getting lost.
#1 was about 20 metres to far north before realised an backtracked. My first experience with rock and I was overwhelmed already.
Made a total mess of #2 as misread contours down into valley as another hill. So stood on top of hill ... looking down at where #2 ultimately was ... wondering why there was not another hill there ??
#3 and #4 OK.
Had a decent plan for #4 to #5 but got lost on the way there. Eventually just ran south and finally found the fence I was looking for and corrected.
#5 OK once I got to the north-south creek.
Made a mess of #6 as was about 30 metres too low.
#7 was pure fluke.
#8, #9, #10 OK.
#11 Slight search.
#12, #12 OK.
Shoes self destructed after 622 km since November last year so forced to buy new ones prior to Mondays race.
According to splits came 42nd of 55 competitors.
Slowest out of everyone to find #2!!!!