Urban Orienteering race 47:55 [5] 7.0 mi (6:51 / mi) +110m 6:32 / mi
Chesterfield Holmebrook Valley - 1st, 47.55
Great courses, struggled to plan ahead or decide best route for quite a while. Made the best of a what could have been a dull area.
Went south and west to #1 but in hindsight south and then east looks quicker
Thankfully clocked circle wasn't fully cut at #5 and came in from south and east.
#6-#7 went north
Probably didn't get #9-#10 correct, curved round on road and then to the east and road to footbridge then up mountain bike trail
Slow #10-#11 as for some reason exited to north and had to turn around
Spotted gap to access path next to school fence for route to #12
Coped with school sprint section well, but was left standing there when turned map over and confronted with #16-#17, 7:55! Went north and round left of school, through #26 and along path running E-W, but was quite muddy and struggled for grip, had to slow. Then into #17 from the north. Given grip issues, may well have been quicker leaving school east and nailing it down main estate road.
Into #18 from east. Back up mountain bike track to #24
Got #25 - #26 wrong, should have either gone north or south out of houses but went west which was more convoluted.
Soaked in the last 5 minutes!