Orienteering race 41:19 [5] 5.7 km (7:15 / km) +160m 6:21 / km
shoes: Salomon speed cross 3
Western Cape Middle Champs on Highlands East.
Changed to another compass that didn't seem right in the start lane and had to hold the map in my right hand as the compass was for a left hooker.
I stupidly went straight to #1 through all the crap. I was a bit off and it was hard to take a bearing in the other hand. I found 2 + 3 ok but then the compass took me to #5 instead of 4. At this point I forgot about the compass and used my left hand to hold the map.
I was fine after this but a bit scrappy in the control pick missing each one by about 10 seconds due to a rough estimate on direction.
I lost 20 secs on #10 in the unmarked depression and a bit more on #14 with shit direction.
Finished the course off ok but was hooped at the end up the hills.
It was a lovely course on a great runnable area.
Finished 7 mins down on Roark and 3 mins on the wrong side of the pack.