"Bellbird / Pelton". Hard Long (amended): 5.3km, 16c. 26th/31 (89:42 behind Kasimir Gregory). 14°C. TE 2.8.
S/F had to be relocated to the S end of the map and the courses changed at the last moment. Apparently Austar Colliery security objected to the activity planned in the NW corner. #1-2, 19-21 to be ignored from the pre-printed maps. New sequence was #9-18 then finishing with #3-8. Started and finished OK but had poor execution at new #4 & #5.
#1-3[9-11] - OK. #4[12] - Mucked up bearing and spent too much time close to the higher track (-13:30). #4[13] - Got to within 20m of the control after 6:30 but got confused by unmapped tracks and convinced myself I was in the wrong gully. Eventually relocated from the E-W track on the S edge after several false starts (-28'). #7[15] - Too low, relocated from road (-2:20). #9[17] - Missed track (-2:15). #11[3] - Backtracked and retracked from the W side of the N-S road when the mapped track disappeared (-3'). Total est time lost: 49:05.
Best leg: #2 (17th). Best pos: 19th (#1-3).
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