Orienteering race (Aust Long Champs) 1:26:10 [5] **** 6.1 km (14:08 / km) +250m 11:43 / km
spiked:9/12c shoes: Helly Hansen Trailcutter
A good steady start through tor #6, the only incident being a rather heavy blow to the forehead from a tree branch as I exited #4. Was wearing a cap to keep the rain off my glasses and just didn't see the limb. Knocked me flat and hurt rather a lot, and also opened up a cut that bled a fair bit so I shoved the cap back on to stop the flow!!
Lost the plot at #7, loosing map contact and more than 7 minutes! Wide right route on the long leg to #8 and was going pretty well until the last 250 metres where I again went AWOL. Lost somewhere between 8 and 10 minutes here. GPS download shows how badly I did on these 2. No more problems but just coasted back to the finish, saving some energy for the Relays. A very disappointing effort after such a good start. A great area and challenging course.
Briohny, who didn't run today because of her leg, was a bit surprised by my new red hat (used to be white) when I ran in to the Finish, so she bundled me off to First Aid where the guys did a great job cleaning up what was just a scalp wound.