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Sunday Apr 28, 2019 #
11 AM
Orienteering - training 53:00 [3] 3.73 mi (14:13 / mi)
Beecraigs Green course with Laurence
Operation ‘teach the kids how to orienteer’ continues. Beecraigs East was nicer than expected, but expectations were as low as they get, so that’s not saying much. A fun morning, with hopefully lots of learning. Disqualified again alas. Number 2 wasn’t there, and I thought it was as we were v early starts, but 6 was the same control, and it still wasn’t there. I had s scoot around thinking someone might have chucked it, and found it by a hedge, either misplaced originally or moved by someone. So we couldn’t punch it cause it wasn’t there. Moved it to the right place after.
Operation ‘teach the kids how to orienteer’ continues. Beecraigs East was nicer than expected, but expectations were as low as they get, so that’s not saying much. A fun morning, with hopefully lots of learning. Disqualified again alas. Number 2 wasn’t there, and I thought it was as we were v early starts, but 6 was the same control, and it still wasn’t there. I had s scoot around thinking someone might have chucked it, and found it by a hedge, either misplaced originally or moved by someone. So we couldn’t punch it cause it wasn’t there. Moved it to the right place after.
Thursday Apr 25, 2019 #
4 PM
Orienteering - training 53:00 [3] 3.07 mi (17:16 / mi)
Feeling ashamed that our kids never get any Orienteering instruction whatsoever, I took Laurence out at Dalkeith country park. We did some controls that looked at significant trees, contours, form lines and dot knolls, and practiced taking bearings and doing sightings from them etc. Then went to the cafe. The pace was nice and manageable in my ill state. Lucy is at school camp.
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019 #
Note
(sick)
Ill. Some sort of fever & aches shite.
Monday Apr 22, 2019 #
Orienteering - race 29:09 [3] 3.27 mi (8:55 / mi)
JK relays w120+ class
I was first leg, with Jane Ackland and Lorna following. In the start box were Megan C-D (men’s short) Sarah, Jenny and Rachael. Not such a fan of 1st leg, but we needed to be away promptly so it made sense. Everyone caned it off, esp as we start with the M18-ish relay and men’s short. It’s really crowded, and I hang back as per, but the forest was nice so moving through was easy. Confused by having a much longer gaffle than most others to number 1. Sarah had it too, tho I had stopped to check while she ran on and got a lead. Chased her down to 2. Sarah Rollins is a really classy orienteer. Consistent, reliable, and very very fast, and it’s her home terrain. So I felt really very let down when she stuffed up number 2 big time! Come on Sarah - I expect better things from you! We maybe dropped 90secs.
I pulled ahead a bit after that, as I felt surprisingly sprightly, and managed to claw back Jenny at 7, and Rache at about 10. Now I was with Tune’s bloke from Stavanger, who stayed with me until the end. He was quite a good pace, and it was a fun head to head.
Cracking relay area with great planning. I came back first old lady, and Jane maintained the lead. Kim chased Lorna down on last leg and got her I think. I don’t know the results for sure, but who does?
I was disqualified again at the finish, but I still had my back up emitag from the day before and knew the back up had punched properly so was reinstated. The control that did not work was 2, and I actually hit the emitag to the sensor box thingy, which makes you think it really should have worked.
I was first leg, with Jane Ackland and Lorna following. In the start box were Megan C-D (men’s short) Sarah, Jenny and Rachael. Not such a fan of 1st leg, but we needed to be away promptly so it made sense. Everyone caned it off, esp as we start with the M18-ish relay and men’s short. It’s really crowded, and I hang back as per, but the forest was nice so moving through was easy. Confused by having a much longer gaffle than most others to number 1. Sarah had it too, tho I had stopped to check while she ran on and got a lead. Chased her down to 2. Sarah Rollins is a really classy orienteer. Consistent, reliable, and very very fast, and it’s her home terrain. So I felt really very let down when she stuffed up number 2 big time! Come on Sarah - I expect better things from you! We maybe dropped 90secs.
I pulled ahead a bit after that, as I felt surprisingly sprightly, and managed to claw back Jenny at 7, and Rache at about 10. Now I was with Tune’s bloke from Stavanger, who stayed with me until the end. He was quite a good pace, and it was a fun head to head.
Cracking relay area with great planning. I came back first old lady, and Jane maintained the lead. Kim chased Lorna down on last leg and got her I think. I don’t know the results for sure, but who does?
I was disqualified again at the finish, but I still had my back up emitag from the day before and knew the back up had punched properly so was reinstated. The control that did not work was 2, and I actually hit the emitag to the sensor box thingy, which makes you think it really should have worked.