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Thursday Jan 14, 2016 #
7 PM
Urban Orienteering race (Night Score) 58:44 10.91 km (5:23 / km) +56m 5:15 / km
ahr:164 max:174 shoes: Reebok One Cushion Trail
SOC Eastleigh Wessex Night League.
Quite a good turnout and a nice pub as a base with open log fire. Which was needed as it was cold outside and although it did not rain, the whole are is now soaked - so shoes and socks followed suit.
Managed the strategy slightly better than I usually do (that's not saying much), although it was a straight score with a double sided map which predetermined much of the strategy anyway. Did still manage to waste about 4-5 minutes worth of distance with suboptimal route choice.
As a SOC event expected a few speedy youngsters and Rob F did a remarkably good time which is beyond what I could have achieved nowadays even if everything went well.
Nevetheless, running was mixed - felt quite sliggish in the middle (and it was slower than I should be able to do), came back towards the end. Should be doing long warmups for events that really count.
The headlamp was behaving badly at the beginning, it seems its button has a problem or maybe it was just the cold. Once it was properly turned on it was OK all the way, but could not change intensity. Connections were taped this time so thankfully no time wasted with trying to make it come back to life all the time like in the Poole event.
Quite a good turnout and a nice pub as a base with open log fire. Which was needed as it was cold outside and although it did not rain, the whole are is now soaked - so shoes and socks followed suit.
Managed the strategy slightly better than I usually do (that's not saying much), although it was a straight score with a double sided map which predetermined much of the strategy anyway. Did still manage to waste about 4-5 minutes worth of distance with suboptimal route choice.
As a SOC event expected a few speedy youngsters and Rob F did a remarkably good time which is beyond what I could have achieved nowadays even if everything went well.
Nevetheless, running was mixed - felt quite sliggish in the middle (and it was slower than I should be able to do), came back towards the end. Should be doing long warmups for events that really count.
The headlamp was behaving badly at the beginning, it seems its button has a problem or maybe it was just the cold. Once it was properly turned on it was OK all the way, but could not change intensity. Connections were taped this time so thankfully no time wasted with trying to make it come back to life all the time like in the Poole event.