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Sunday Feb 12, 2012 #
Orienteering race (Dorset Delight) 54:19 [3] 8.22 km (6:36 / km) +85m 6:17 / km
shoes: Addidas Swoops
Dorset Delight at Bisterne Close/Black Water. Short Brown course.
Tried keeping to the straight line today - even to 1! - and didn't seem to go too wrong. Worked out pretty quickly that a lot of ditches weren't mapped so knew not to rely on them. Shame that after yesterday I had next to no energy so was going so slowly!
Took path route 2-3 which turned out to be for the best. Had some big frozen puddles that took my weight without cracking. Open area to 5 a bit vague but I got it ok. Lost a bit of time at 6 finding the hide and then getting a route out of 7 through the bracken.
Hit the stream far to early for 8, took it slowly as tired and was finding a lot of knolls unmapped. It seems that knolls are only mapped up there if there is to be a control put on them...
Got into circle at 9 ok but control was on a tiny feature and the kite hidden. Found it by chance. I'd argue that the distinctive clearing at 10 wasn't actually a clearing but I was very lucky to be led in to it by an old woman. Followed stream 11-12 and kept my feet dry. 13 by luck - kept going too far west to knew how to correct. Think the navigate to finish was a bit harsh as (a) it wasn't on a feature (just off the path!) and (b) was totally invisible from the final control. Would like to say it was a bit too far south too, which may explain why everyone's bearings were wrong.
Did better than I'd thought, but mid table and behind Laura isn't where I want to be anymore.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/149085985
Tried keeping to the straight line today - even to 1! - and didn't seem to go too wrong. Worked out pretty quickly that a lot of ditches weren't mapped so knew not to rely on them. Shame that after yesterday I had next to no energy so was going so slowly!
Took path route 2-3 which turned out to be for the best. Had some big frozen puddles that took my weight without cracking. Open area to 5 a bit vague but I got it ok. Lost a bit of time at 6 finding the hide and then getting a route out of 7 through the bracken.
Hit the stream far to early for 8, took it slowly as tired and was finding a lot of knolls unmapped. It seems that knolls are only mapped up there if there is to be a control put on them...
Got into circle at 9 ok but control was on a tiny feature and the kite hidden. Found it by chance. I'd argue that the distinctive clearing at 10 wasn't actually a clearing but I was very lucky to be led in to it by an old woman. Followed stream 11-12 and kept my feet dry. 13 by luck - kept going too far west to knew how to correct. Think the navigate to finish was a bit harsh as (a) it wasn't on a feature (just off the path!) and (b) was totally invisible from the final control. Would like to say it was a bit too far south too, which may explain why everyone's bearings were wrong.
Did better than I'd thought, but mid table and behind Laura isn't where I want to be anymore.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/149085985
Saturday Feb 11, 2012 #
Event: WNL 7 Copse wood
Event: BOK Bathampton Nav Racing
Orienteering race (BOK Saturday League) 52:37 [3] 5.68 km (9:16 / km) +195m 7:54 / km
shoes: inov8 Roclite295 (1)
Green course at Bathampton.
Have had much better runs - didn't have much pace at the start, and then was very slow on the paths as the ruts had all frozen.
Was on the wrong ditch at 2. Went up to the top of the dark green to 3, then missed the path junction I wanted. Caught by the gate. Turns out dark green was very runnable, but a better route would have been around to the bottom anyway.
Slow up hill to 4. 5-10 all ok navigation but didn't always approach from the best direction. Thought 11 was at the top of a hill not in a depression, but corrected quickly. Went through gate to 15 - would have been better to cross the barbed wire at south side of cliff.
16 was missing. Found a circular corrugated iron thing very quickly - no tape or control. Spent 4 mins or so looking around to confirm it wasn't there then carried on. Had Mark Bown for company from 18 to the finish.
Pretty terrible run, but was 4th (albeit 12 mins or so down on 3rd!) behind Matt and the two Mark Bs when I left. Times around 16 still to be removed.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148708582
Have had much better runs - didn't have much pace at the start, and then was very slow on the paths as the ruts had all frozen.
Was on the wrong ditch at 2. Went up to the top of the dark green to 3, then missed the path junction I wanted. Caught by the gate. Turns out dark green was very runnable, but a better route would have been around to the bottom anyway.
Slow up hill to 4. 5-10 all ok navigation but didn't always approach from the best direction. Thought 11 was at the top of a hill not in a depression, but corrected quickly. Went through gate to 15 - would have been better to cross the barbed wire at south side of cliff.
16 was missing. Found a circular corrugated iron thing very quickly - no tape or control. Spent 4 mins or so looking around to confirm it wasn't there then carried on. Had Mark Bown for company from 18 to the finish.
Pretty terrible run, but was 4th (albeit 12 mins or so down on 3rd!) behind Matt and the two Mark Bs when I left. Times around 16 still to be removed.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148708582
Orienteering - Night race (WNL Copse Wood) 58:38 [3] 6.64 km (8:50 / km) +120m 8:06 / km
shoes: Addidas Swoops
Felt like I was running better than this afternoon. Shame the nav still wasn't there.
Route S-51-52-53-54-55-56-57-58-59-60-71-72-73-74-70-62-63-F
Plan was to go to the areas I hadn't been to before as I knew the top half was horrible from last time. Have now learned that the rest of the woods are pretty grotty with brambles too! Still, the field was nice to run across.
Messed up 51. The tower used for 52 was in a different place to mapped. Lost time at 54 as the veg didn't match well. Lost more time 55-56 because the sheep started stampeding in front of me and I had to wait for them to get out of the way. Brambles to 57 horrible.
Went off course to 58 - was almost at 59 when I found somewhere I could relocate from. Lots of bloody pheasants in the way - had to kick some to get them to fly off. 60 mapped as large depression when I would have called it a pit.
The ride south from 71 was awful with brashings - could barely manage walking pace. Paths been obliterated a bit too hence huge overshooting for 72, not helped by the control being on a different depression. Got 73 ok but was confused leaving. Should have gone via 77 but ended up back on the horrible ride.
74 and 70 ok but didn't find 69 - must have just missed it but found no open just lots and lots of thick brambles. Was short of time so left it to head back to the finish.
Think I got 290 points which is pretty rubbish for the distance I ran. Now I know the whole map is brambly and horrible I'll think twice before coming back any time soon!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148842343
Route S-51-52-53-54-55-56-57-58-59-60-71-72-73-74-70-62-63-F
Plan was to go to the areas I hadn't been to before as I knew the top half was horrible from last time. Have now learned that the rest of the woods are pretty grotty with brambles too! Still, the field was nice to run across.
Messed up 51. The tower used for 52 was in a different place to mapped. Lost time at 54 as the veg didn't match well. Lost more time 55-56 because the sheep started stampeding in front of me and I had to wait for them to get out of the way. Brambles to 57 horrible.
Went off course to 58 - was almost at 59 when I found somewhere I could relocate from. Lots of bloody pheasants in the way - had to kick some to get them to fly off. 60 mapped as large depression when I would have called it a pit.
The ride south from 71 was awful with brashings - could barely manage walking pace. Paths been obliterated a bit too hence huge overshooting for 72, not helped by the control being on a different depression. Got 73 ok but was confused leaving. Should have gone via 77 but ended up back on the horrible ride.
74 and 70 ok but didn't find 69 - must have just missed it but found no open just lots and lots of thick brambles. Was short of time so left it to head back to the finish.
Think I got 290 points which is pretty rubbish for the distance I ran. Now I know the whole map is brambly and horrible I'll think twice before coming back any time soon!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148842343
Thursday Feb 9, 2012 #
Running (Westbury Harriers) 55:05 [4] 8.91 km (6:11 / km) +85m 5:54 / km
shoes: Saucony Powergrid Triumph 9
Loops by Emlea school with short efforts between bends/road junctions. Fairly slow group tonight and without Ifor I was easily the fastest on the uphill efforts, and was probably one of the three fastest on the flat too...
Seemed to find it all fairly easy and only ever put my full effort into the second part of the uphill. For the flat efforts made sure to drop back from the rest of the group and build up the pace more gradually, normally overtaking 3/4 of them.
Fairly happy with where I am fitness wise considering it's been quite a quiet week for exercise and just how comfortable I felt tonight.
First run in new trainers - they feel very big on my feet. Will take a bit of time to get used to them after the last pair.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148357448
Seemed to find it all fairly easy and only ever put my full effort into the second part of the uphill. For the flat efforts made sure to drop back from the rest of the group and build up the pace more gradually, normally overtaking 3/4 of them.
Fairly happy with where I am fitness wise considering it's been quite a quiet week for exercise and just how comfortable I felt tonight.
First run in new trainers - they feel very big on my feet. Will take a bit of time to get used to them after the last pair.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148357448