Orienteering race (NI Score Champs ) 51:47 [4] *** 9.5 km (5:27 / km) +100m 5:11 / km
spiked:24/30c
Lagan Meadows and Belvoir Forest.
really dissapointed that i didn't push myself hard enough & returned far too early especially when the course lent itself to an all or nothing approach.
headed out to 6, climb to 13 and down through forest to 5 but was too far south & left it for later. up to 4, 16 & 3 good route to 2 but then overran, missing it & ploughing on to 1. then 12, 7, 8, bad route to 10 (down then up!) too far west of 11 but fast run to 9. good running to 30, 18, 19, 26 & 27. spent too long deciding whether to go for 25, 28 & 29 and then didn't!!! i guess with earlier errors i thought i had less time. in hindsight 25 was possible, even 28. 29 was simple, just a long towpath run to return to the bridge which i was more than fit for.
anyway from 27 it was over to 20, lost time in the wet stuff at 21, 22 fine, 24 good but had left 23! ...why? ...i dunno!!
24 to 14 was good, headed to the circle NE of 14, opened folded map - it was 18!! doh! ran across to 15, collected 17 & returned to pick up 2 & 5. annoyed i had over 10mins left, sloped over to the finish & punched 51:47.
6, 13, 5X, 4, 16, 3, 2X, 1, 12, 7, 8, 10, 11, 9, 30, 18, 19, 26, 27, 20, 21, 22, 24, 14, 15, 17, 2, 5, FIN.
should've spiked 5 & 2 first time round, would've then definitely gone for 25, 28 & 29. navigating better into 10, 11 & 21 would've given enough time for 23.
too many other runners got 26/30, would've preferred to get 30/30 and ran 62:59!!
All in all a great course though, alot of thought & effort put in before, during & after. Might look to run Steven Lintons 54:56min 30/30 route for training
12, 7, 8, 10, 11, 9, 6, 13, 5, 2, 4, 16, 3, 15, 14, 24, 23? 22, 21, 20, 27, 25, 28, 29, 26, 19, 18, 30, 17, 1, FIN