Training Log Archive: Duncan

Didn’t feel great warming up but was fairly confident I would get into it. Ran down the path too far to 1. From there tried taking bearings and reading the contours into the general area, worked pretty well, using the magnifier where necessary. Reading descriptions saved a few seconds faffing.

Slight time losses by being too wavey, more effort planning the exit route would have been helpful. Felt like I was starting to loose time to #8 but spotted Rhodri ahead on the way to #9. Got him by cutting off the path early to 13. Starting to slow down on the way to 14, then lost time on 16 (funny line then couldn’t see the control) and 17 (didn’t see the open route). Tired to 18 and weaving towards the end.

From there just had to pick a route and go with it for each control, rarely smooth but didn’t spoon any. Pushing through the fields at the end hoping my slowing wasn’t letting down my decent orienteering early on. Jonny was already ahead and thankfully kept ahead of Tom.

Event: British Sprint and Middle champs.
 

Rushed warm-up. Started fairly fast but calm - taking time to read the map properly. Glad we’d geeked over the final details to 15. Was pretty busy here to the finish. Thought 16 was a bit too ambiguous though I did read the wrong description. Tired from 18 to the finish and Eddie Narbett who I started with was running away.

Wobbly, slow, got caught at 13.

Nice loop with Jamie. Knee hurting.

Achieved a life goal of watching a train go past in the Clifton Down tunnel on a wander with Matt.

Cold