Orienteering 2:22:54 [3] 17.9 km (7:59 / km) +410m 7:10 / km
shoes: Jalas
JK long - Cold ash
Took this steady. Small miss at #4 were a dropped to another control lower - all very vague (1min). Was starting to realise that the course was going to be long as the forest was rough, and getting into it, when i completly hashed #8, going in early, then overshotting. I was far to blase and binned 3 mins. Then was going fine, enjoyed the holly bushes at 14, but then missed 15 (40s).
Then was coming home, I identify two routes to 29, but with little judgment chosse the right hand one. Followed the veg up and then there was a control that was on a rootstock close to a ditch junction that i punched - similar control but not mine. Then paniced and resorted to running round in circles. Had made a parralel error and in re-entrant too the north (3min). Small miss at 31 trying to work out where i was, put it down to O2 debt form hill climb, but there were suggestions from others the map was a bit wrong.
Started to die on slight inlcine to 35. So really enjoyed the wee 10 m climb too 36. Lost time on routechoice over the top to 37 as it was greener than showen early on.
So all up reasonble run. Not happy with soo many mistakes. Total around 8.5 mins which is more than i would normally make. Happy i lasted the distance. Not an area which overly inspires me, but fun nonetheless.