orienteering (Belair) 1:25:45 [3] 7.1 km (12:05 / km) +355m 9:40 / km
shoes: Inov8 Oroc spikes
I picked up the map and thought "this course doesn't have 355m climb, it's only to the top of the park and back" but halfway up the first hill I was thinking "Zara & I ran up this hill on Thursday night, why can't I run up it now?" As is usual in O shoes when I have taped my arches to prevent inward pulling on my knees, feet/arches were pretty painful for the first 20 min but this did improve.
I lost a bit of time finding my way through the blackberries to the dam at 4, then Ruhi came through me on the rocky section between the waterfalls and was out of sight pretty quickly. Not sure whether I took the optimal route on the long leg; going all the way around the road may have been better. Coming back down a few of the controls were along-the-track-now-duck-into-the-bush-here and I triangulated incorrectly on the rock at 13 but got the termite mound cleanly at 14. Kept seeing Tyson ahead in the distance and he seemed to be getting further ahead on the downhill run. Definitely I don't run very fast on tracks any more, and even slower in the bush when trying not to trip among the wattle saplings, but it was an enjoyable morning and course - thanks Z! Pity the organising club didn't see fit to use Sport IDent at all...