Orienteering 2:09:58 [3] 12.5 km (10:24 / km) +130m 9:53 / km
ahr:148 max:179 spiked:7/shoes: inov8 x-talon 190
6.8km - ran 184% of course length.
A horrible outing. - GPS TRACK IS 12.5 km !
#2 took a path that was on the map but didnt go anywhere. Then got caught in Thorny thicket #1
#3 took first left instead of 2nd and made a big loop back to where I started.
#4 looking forward to seeing my track as there was a fenced meadow and building where there shouldn't have been one. - CONFIRMED - new field and building is not on map.
#6 no clue what happen more thorny thickets - I wanted to quit right here.
#7 followed a recently bushwhacked trail that dead ended and had to backtrack.
#8 not an easy find from southern trail.
#11 went to cross dam and found it closed
#12 went for northern open fields but they had electric fence. Backtracked and took another recently bushwhacked trail that dead ended at a deer stand. Thicket #3 and then control was hiding on far side of downed tree.
#13 bailout to road included fighting through thicket #4. spent most of distance along road walking and sulking until I couldn't take it any more and just wanted to finish.
#14 The vegetation between the road and the control is nothing like what is on the map.
#15 poor choice to take the more direct route. should have went to road.
If I ever run here again I am seriously considering orange or below. I had almost no fun today.