Orienteering1:21:31*** 11.03 km (7:23 / km) +357m6:22 / km ahr:150 max:168 shoes: VJ Integrator 2017 dobs
O: CSC Final. Short Brown: 8.2km +345m 16th/50 and 18th/77 on course 2 overall. Horribly slippy slopes and one 5min mistake. I struggled to stay upright on the slope and fell over well in excess of a dozen times - a day later I am sore all over, in addition to the (inevitably) sore and swollen L knee. All in all, the first half of the course was pretty ming and I was slow and a bit scrappy. I was surprised to have caught up Tony Udris by 6 minutes by #11, so, I'd have still been "OK", but when the orienteering suddenly switched up a pace I wasn't prepared and carelessly chucked in a 5 minute error in the path and gorse maze of #15. That took the wind out of my sails. Picked up the pieces, overtook Tony again and finished 7 minutes up on him, but I could/should have been 7 minutes faster, which would have been respectable, even if it would only have gained the club an extra 3-5 points.
TRIMP 186.8
Bertha rides again! Far too nice a day to be inside. Dragged the old gal out of storage and went for a lovely wee spin to Braco, the last of the autumn colours on display. Lovely. TRIMP 89.3.
60 x 20m laps in a surprisingly quiet Broxburn pool - had the lane to myself. Easy. Boring. And an afternoon of a runny nose and popping ears awaits. I hate swimming.