Race Evaluation
Gauteng Orienteering Champs: Short: M21A
nmulder
| 1. | Had a nice 1st control. Recognised the feature from the path already. | ||||||
| 2. | Back to the path asap as did not know terrain as yet. Attack point was the bench, leading me straight down the re-entrant into the boulder field. | ||||||
| 3. | +00:10 | Battled to get away from the control in the thorn bushes. Then okay, following the lower path into the control. | |||||
| 4. | Followed path much of the way. Decided not to follow edge of marsh, which I think was good decision, but rather attack from above. Was suprised though in that control was lower than I expected. | ||||||
| 5. | Straight up the hill to the path then cut in early for thicket. No problems. | ||||||
| 6. | Contour in to boulder. Spot on... only saw the boulder at 2m away! | ||||||
| 7. | Across the semi open terrain into the re-entrant. | ||||||
| 8. | Straight down onto the path, then across, using the last clearing as my attack point. | ||||||
| 9. | Got onto the other path, then chose right around the thicket to hit the indistinct path early and to the right. Good choice, Richard battled going left. | ||||||
| 10. | +00:30 | Saw Garry as I punched, but he disappeared on this long running leg. Followed paths to dam crossing, then along the path on N side of river until a break of white beside the path where I darted up the hill. Stopped short at wrong control which was on similar rocky ridge just short of my control. This was hidden by connection line. | |||||
| 11. | +00:05 | Left of straight line. Slow into the control after I saw the path bend... used as my attack point. Came left around the thicket when I should have gone right. | |||||
| 12. | Straight line. Never even saw the path to the left, but I think that would have been slower. Caught Garry on this leg. | ||||||
| 13. | Down the path and the fire break, across the dam wall and straight in. | ||||||
| 14. | Left of straight. Strange as I was on a rough compass bearing. Garry was going more right, so corrected my course. | ||||||
| 15. | Straight line between thickets and into clearing. | ||||||
| 16. | +01:00 | Only big mistake of course. Crossed road and went between thickets, when i though I was going right of the righthand one. Was then too far to the left. Stopped when I got in line with the fence whilst Garry continued. Then doubled back to control, which was also slightly out of place (too close to other thicket). | |||||
| 17. | Left of thicket and straight in. | ||||||
| F. | +00:05 | Flat out sprint, but maybe could have gone straight line instead of along path. |
Total Time Lost - 00:01:50