Orienteering race (Day 2) 2:39:42 [4] 9.93 km (16:05 / km) +359m 13:37 / km
ahr:153 max:187 20c shoes: Salomons XR Mission
Emma, Polly, Barney and I came out for day 2.
I went out with Emma today (took me out of toberlone contention :(... )
Started super slowly wasn't expecting it to be quite so hilly and i knew Emma would have that and the rockiness... Had some difficulty finding 1 but not too bad 2,3,4 was fin - Polly and Barney right behind us.
Tracked nicely across to number 5 almost got took out by some stray sheep on the way across though! lots of Roo's out there too - was it just me or did others think that they seemed redder than normal today? anyhow #5 was a bit tricky to find in fact there was quite a few people searching when I found the tiny gully it was near. heads spun as the all telling beep went off...
6,7,8 all went pretty well then came 9... Emma and I had lost Polly and Barney on 8 but on #9 we overshot to the south and hit the granite plain... when we back tracked we punch #9 and there was Polly and Barney right behind us again...
10,11,12 we nailed and moved well however Polly and Barney dropped us on way to 11 and we didn't see them from then for a while.
after picking up 12 Emma was over it. So dropped her on the road on the way to 13 just south of the camp - much to her relief!. I then opted to pick up the pace to try catch up to Polly and Barney. Nav was near perfect for 13,14,15 (despite being a tad low).
I spotted Polly and Barney on 15 and told them to follow me to 16 as I had spotted it on way to 15. 17 was a bit cheeky as we had rounded the rocks on the other side so didn't see the control wedged in the gap.
Polly and Barney went off 17 on a very different direction to me much more towards 20. made me unsure but then I hit the granite face and was stoked... then a fox dashed across in front of me which was awesome. hit 18 dead on and on way to 19 noticed Polly and Barney on 18.
Started going to 20 comfortable that I was in front of them - however I soon saw them moving really fast higher than me and thought those buggers know where point is... and just as i spotted it they came darting onto it. Damn - behind them again.
Race to finish ended in sprint... don't care if it was Polly's bday - she wasn't going to get there first. and she didn't :) i offered it though (chivalry) but she let me punch... doesn't matter really they started 4 mins after us so where faster anyway :) if it was another 25+ m though I think she would have had me - didn't have the legs to keep going!
Last bit of cake in the stall - brilliant - got it for Polly as her bday cake.
Relaxed a bit listened to the result then came home via Bilbys for lunch.
Blisters ok - bit sore in the same spots but generally pretty good, and god damn- have so many holes on my feet from the removal of the old ones - kinda funny!
Oh and managed to get boiling water on my hand this afternoon - so this is all typed one handed whilst I cool my right hand :(
Think Polly and Emma coming out to lovers lane next week - think Emma will do a easier course though - or just hit up the cake stall! Well see if Barney returns - he looked like he enjoyed himself though.
Distance and climb was reasonable... I did however have much higher heart rate from when i drop Emma off - makes sense though as was more running involved!