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Tuesday Sep 30, 2008 #
running 46:47 [2] 9.0 km (5:12 / km)
ahr:147 max:184
Hammarby-Slussen, Arsta, back across the railway bridge.
Monday Sep 29, 2008 #
running 32:50 [2] 4.9 km (6:42 / km)
ahr:126 max:170
While standing waiting for GPS to start working, my HR dropped to 46 and hung there for a while. Lowest I've seen it while standing!
Tourist run around Langholm, after sunset but still a little light. Partly on trails. Saw a lamp running towards me at one point and was very unimpressed that it wasn't a headlamp and also not an orienteer.
Tourist run around Langholm, after sunset but still a little light. Partly on trails. Saw a lamp running towards me at one point and was very unimpressed that it wasn't a headlamp and also not an orienteer.
Sunday Sep 28, 2008 #
Note
helping out at loppet all weekend. food wasn't great, but other than that it was good. spoke english at people trying to direktanmäla themselves and chucked some bags of clothes around. dismantled buildings and carried stuff and drove a pickup.
very tired after. good training. Surprisingly, my back wasn't especially sore on Monday morning. zzzzzzz
very tired after. good training. Surprisingly, my back wasn't especially sore on Monday morning. zzzzzzz
Friday Sep 26, 2008 #
running 18:00 [1]
quick jog before heading out to Lidingö to work.
Wednesday Sep 24, 2008 #
running 1:00:40 [2] 10.6 km (5:43 / km)
rhr:42
evening constitutional
was going to go north initially, but the bridge near my place was up, all 6 lanes of it, to allow a boat to go through. I watched, then decided to follow it down to hammarbyslussen. Got there just before it, and waited to watch it and a small dinghy go through the lock. They had to raise another bridge there for the big boat. Continued along the coast to fåfänga, then back along the north. three quarters of the run was on hard ground. Can feel it the next day.
Rest HR before running was 42, lowest I've seen it. amazing what 13 hours in bed can do for one. still tired after that, but i guess it wasn't real tiredness.
was going to go north initially, but the bridge near my place was up, all 6 lanes of it, to allow a boat to go through. I watched, then decided to follow it down to hammarbyslussen. Got there just before it, and waited to watch it and a small dinghy go through the lock. They had to raise another bridge there for the big boat. Continued along the coast to fåfänga, then back along the north. three quarters of the run was on hard ground. Can feel it the next day.
Rest HR before running was 42, lowest I've seen it. amazing what 13 hours in bed can do for one. still tired after that, but i guess it wasn't real tiredness.
Tuesday Sep 23, 2008 #
Note
tired, but still went along to help some smurfs act like elves constructing lidingoloppet. ate pasta cooked by smurfettes afterwards.
was in bed by 10pm, got up the next day at 7 for a brief breakfast, then back to bed until 11. Guess I was tired.
was in bed by 10pm, got up the next day at 7 for a brief breakfast, then back to bed until 11. Guess I was tired.
Monday Sep 22, 2008 #
running 53:00 [2] 8.3 km (6:23 / km)
First run from my new apartment in Hornstull. Ran along the water's edge till Hammarby-Slussen, then back along the woods of Årsta (where kids were out orienteering, didn't get close), over the railway bridge and through the park to home. Nice.
Wore my new New Balance 1222 runners which I bought yesterday (along with some boxers for Andrew, he never has enough boxers). It was good to have a bit of padding for my feet, the old racing shoes have none.
Wore my new New Balance 1222 runners which I bought yesterday (along with some boxers for Andrew, he never has enough boxers). It was good to have a bit of padding for my feet, the old racing shoes have none.
Note
Forgot to say...
On Saturday I was talking with Juliette and Alistair before the race and they said they had picked up a hitchhiker on the off-chance it might be someone coming to the orienteering competition, and it was, a Spaniard, they said. What was he doing in Sweden? a postdoc at KTH... hmmm, I thought. In what subject? Mathematics... hmmm, I thought. Is his name Dani?! "What, you know heem?!"
He was off entering an eod course and arrived a moment later, surprised to see me, needless to say. If he was a Spanish orienteer from Barcelona, I couldn't but ask him if he knew Annabel, Tommi... but it was only his third ever time orienteering. Funny life is.
On Saturday I was talking with Juliette and Alistair before the race and they said they had picked up a hitchhiker on the off-chance it might be someone coming to the orienteering competition, and it was, a Spaniard, they said. What was he doing in Sweden? a postdoc at KTH... hmmm, I thought. In what subject? Mathematics... hmmm, I thought. Is his name Dani?! "What, you know heem?!"
He was off entering an eod course and arrived a moment later, surprised to see me, needless to say. If he was a Spanish orienteer from Barcelona, I couldn't but ask him if he knew Annabel, Tommi... but it was only his third ever time orienteering. Funny life is.
Sunday Sep 21, 2008 #
orienteering race 1:12:00 [3] 7.8 km (9:14 / km)
Trivia question: Who came ninth and tenth in today's Swedish Long Distance Champs? Answer below...
Didn't wake up today. Started by forgetting my socks so I ran bare-shinned in flagrant contravention of Swedish orienteering regulations. Hesitated a fair bit on the way to the first control and then made a mistake in the circle, didn't have enough energy to both run and focus.
Got caught by Oskar from CentrumOK, the DN cover boy for their orienteering article. made independent mistakes with him until the seventh where he ran away and I stood around looking stupid having missed a contour on the map...
I had gotten a substantial lead on him on the way to the 5th, but then entered what was mapped as semi-open (rough open with scattered trees), but in reality was a felled area with serious undergrowth, lots of little trees hiding tree stumps etc. It was painful enough that I slowed down and zigzagged and lost my lead by the sixth control at the end of it. Took a better route to the seventh putting me back in the lead but then blew it in the circle. Doh.
the rest was a slog. Only ten controls in total. AndrewQ ran well, 57 minutes for second place. Jarlaboy won in 54,
Answer: Mattias Karlsson!
Didn't wake up today. Started by forgetting my socks so I ran bare-shinned in flagrant contravention of Swedish orienteering regulations. Hesitated a fair bit on the way to the first control and then made a mistake in the circle, didn't have enough energy to both run and focus.
Got caught by Oskar from CentrumOK, the DN cover boy for their orienteering article. made independent mistakes with him until the seventh where he ran away and I stood around looking stupid having missed a contour on the map...
I had gotten a substantial lead on him on the way to the 5th, but then entered what was mapped as semi-open (rough open with scattered trees), but in reality was a felled area with serious undergrowth, lots of little trees hiding tree stumps etc. It was painful enough that I slowed down and zigzagged and lost my lead by the sixth control at the end of it. Took a better route to the seventh putting me back in the lead but then blew it in the circle. Doh.
the rest was a slog. Only ten controls in total. AndrewQ ran well, 57 minutes for second place. Jarlaboy won in 54,
Answer: Mattias Karlsson!
Saturday Sep 20, 2008 #
running warm up/down 15:00 [3]
orienteering race 37:50 [4] 4.7 km (8:03 / km)
ahr:181 max:193
Neil is a stupid twat. Inexcusably, I mispunched at the second control. It was a small marsh hiding behind a wee hilltop on a hill. I went to the next hill over and found a control in a re-entrant. 30m off. It didn't quite fit with what I expected, so I definitely should have checked the défs (I know, I should regardless...).
Apart from that, the long third leg I don't think I did especially well, 13th control I made a stupid mistake, confused two boulders so I went 80m too far, lost over a minute.
Other than that it wasn't disgraceful. And fun orienteering. Tougher than last week, more green... not that the green was too bad, but enough to make holding a line difficult.
Apart from that, the long third leg I don't think I did especially well, 13th control I made a stupid mistake, confused two boulders so I went 80m too far, lost over a minute.
Other than that it wasn't disgraceful. And fun orienteering. Tougher than last week, more green... not that the green was too bad, but enough to make holding a line difficult.
Friday Sep 19, 2008 #
running 40:00 [2]
Similar run to yesterday except in the morning this time, and it was sunny and incorporated a stretching session. Rt eye still bloodshot from last Sunday.
Down to Vinterviken where Alfred Nobel used to explode and have a factory. Now it's all trendy with a yard for sculptors and a cafe and whatnot.
Down to Vinterviken where Alfred Nobel used to explode and have a factory. Now it's all trendy with a yard for sculptors and a cafe and whatnot.
Thursday Sep 18, 2008 #
running 39:00 [2]
Got home after paying my first month's rent plus deposit and went to bed. Ended up staying there for a couple of hours. Happily the clouds were low enough to reflect a minimal amount of light onto the trails.
Ran Mälarhöjden to Vinterviken and back.
Should be getting the keys tomorrow if the landlady calls me.
Next week I'll probably sign up for "Swedish for Immigrants" - the office is only up the street from my new place. Don't know where the classes are, though... I also sent in a form for the KTH Swedish by internet course.
Ran Mälarhöjden to Vinterviken and back.
Should be getting the keys tomorrow if the landlady calls me.
Next week I'll probably sign up for "Swedish for Immigrants" - the office is only up the street from my new place. Don't know where the classes are, though... I also sent in a form for the KTH Swedish by internet course.
C • Swedish 12
Wednesday Sep 17, 2008 #
Note
no running today, but definitely progress. Signed a contract to rent a place on Södermalm, a minute from the TBana to KTH/Ropsten and a three minute jog from a park with a hill. There is rock on the hill and I walked up to the top after visiting the apartment. Some kids shouted at me and started asking me if I was a Viking. I didn't know what to respond, so I got them to speak to me in English... so they repeated Viking several times, and eventually I understood that they were talking about runes. Followed them up to a rocky outcropping where a heart and some other stuff was carved into the stone quite some time ago. Pretty cool. I asked them if they had school today. Ore replied that they were orienteering. They didn't have maps. I queried this. They weren't orienteering, they were terrain-running as part of their sports class. Pretty cool! I wondered whether I was distracting them and they said they weren't actually running... :)
Went back into civilisation and found a supermarket selling Swedish vegetables and Irish beef. Happy days. Did some shopping and went back to Nicu's. Got a phonecall offering me the apartment at a lower rate - I thought about it and the steak for a few minutes and said yes!
Went off to the landlord's parent's placce to sign the contract. It was an impressive place! Top floor, two big balconies, one overlooking the water, 120m² and a derisory rent because it was a first-hand contract. Green with envy I was :(
Still, happy with my place!!! Plenty of space for a fat handicap of a russian-american to stay over once I get the keys ;p
Went back into civilisation and found a supermarket selling Swedish vegetables and Irish beef. Happy days. Did some shopping and went back to Nicu's. Got a phonecall offering me the apartment at a lower rate - I thought about it and the steak for a few minutes and said yes!
Went off to the landlord's parent's placce to sign the contract. It was an impressive place! Top floor, two big balconies, one overlooking the water, 120m² and a derisory rent because it was a first-hand contract. Green with envy I was :(
Still, happy with my place!!! Plenty of space for a fat handicap of a russian-american to stay over once I get the keys ;p
Tuesday Sep 16, 2008 #
running 45:00 [2] 7.24 km (6:13 / km)
ahr:144
mälarhöjden
orienteering 15:00 [3] 2.1 km (7:09 / km)
Sweden is a sham! Well, at least, I had the impression everything worked here almost as well as in Norway. Wrong!
It is not as socialist as it pretends. And they don't know how to teach orienteering. Out for my run today, I passed a dose of girls walking around in pairs with one map between two.
Then I passed boys running around in a stop-start fashion and looking very lost. They had individual maps, which should be an improvement. I saw a couple of them asking an elderly man for help, he seemed to have trouble location himself on the map but I thought it would be a bit pretentious to go over and try to help.
A little further on I found two teachers at the edge of a field. I started talking to them and had a look at the map. They said it was old, excusing themselves. After a couple of minutes talking to them, I found the start on the map and worked out that all the kids I passed were off the map! Great! The teachers didn't seem too worried about this. They take the kids out orienteering about 5 or 6 times a year and say they are improving.
I borrowed the map anyway and ran the course in just under 15 minutes. It was easy enough for an experienced orienteer but the map was from 1984!!!!!!!!!!
Paths had changed, the vegetation had changed... at least one control was out by 30m.
Afterwards I gave back the map and asked the teachers why they weren't using the newer map. It costs too much, they said. I said it was stupid, it's pointless trying to teach orienteering on a bad map. I also advised them not to put controls on the edge of the map where the kids risk fallling off.
I checked the girls' map on the way back and they had a map of the area they were running on and it was more recent.
I don't know if it is relevant, but the boys' greatgreat grandparents weren't Swedish for the most part, whereas the girls were cute and blonde. And most orienteers I've seen in Sweden are white white. And most non-orienteering Swedes have done orienteering at school and don't think much of it as a sport.
It is not as socialist as it pretends. And they don't know how to teach orienteering. Out for my run today, I passed a dose of girls walking around in pairs with one map between two.
Then I passed boys running around in a stop-start fashion and looking very lost. They had individual maps, which should be an improvement. I saw a couple of them asking an elderly man for help, he seemed to have trouble location himself on the map but I thought it would be a bit pretentious to go over and try to help.
A little further on I found two teachers at the edge of a field. I started talking to them and had a look at the map. They said it was old, excusing themselves. After a couple of minutes talking to them, I found the start on the map and worked out that all the kids I passed were off the map! Great! The teachers didn't seem too worried about this. They take the kids out orienteering about 5 or 6 times a year and say they are improving.
I borrowed the map anyway and ran the course in just under 15 minutes. It was easy enough for an experienced orienteer but the map was from 1984!!!!!!!!!!
Paths had changed, the vegetation had changed... at least one control was out by 30m.
Afterwards I gave back the map and asked the teachers why they weren't using the newer map. It costs too much, they said. I said it was stupid, it's pointless trying to teach orienteering on a bad map. I also advised them not to put controls on the edge of the map where the kids risk fallling off.
I checked the girls' map on the way back and they had a map of the area they were running on and it was more recent.
I don't know if it is relevant, but the boys' greatgreat grandparents weren't Swedish for the most part, whereas the girls were cute and blonde. And most orienteers I've seen in Sweden are white white. And most non-orienteering Swedes have done orienteering at school and don't think much of it as a sport.
Sunday Sep 14, 2008 #
orienteering race 2:11:00 [3] 13.0 km (10:05 / km)
ahr:167 max:190
DM Long
Same place as the day before. Ran ok for a while, lost a lot of time on the ninth control where Jarla boy caught me for the fifth time... led him the long leg to eleven but missed the control a little. punched twelve ahead, then died. Wasn't actually aware he'd got ahead en route to 13.
Struggled badly for the rest of the course. Happy I fiinished the course.
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Added Tuesday: Jarla boy overtook me coming into three. He started fast, in the lead after two controls. He ran off god knows where to four. I made a mistake, stupid stupid, in the circle at six (well, I did leave the circle, too low on the hill) and he overtook me again en route to 7; I had stopped for a while to drink three cups of liquid (HR131!).
7 was a 1.5 km leg, I took a slightly better line than the Jarlaboy and the other guy who had overtaken us, so they overtook me again... Emil also passed by on the way to winning the race in about 1:28. I was still doing more or less fine up to the eighth. Nine I just got lost, didn't go too far offline, but hadn't a notion where I was. Jarlaboy did even worse, punching just after me (he wasn't visible as I was walking around). Followed to ten, then led to eleven, but tin mistake in the circle. Leapfrogged to twelve, I read the map better in the circle so punched first. Didn't take as straight a line to 13 (Jb disappeared never to be seen again, finished 20min ahead of me) to take the path most of the way, knackered beyond knackeredness at this stage... missed the control 20s. 14 I staggered and made a mistake, 15 I got ok, 16 Zigzagged, the rest I got ok but I was at best jogging...
rough race, felt it in the back muscles the next day. Today Tuesday the right half of my right eye is still well bloodshot after whipping it with a pine-needle padded branch.
Same place as the day before. Ran ok for a while, lost a lot of time on the ninth control where Jarla boy caught me for the fifth time... led him the long leg to eleven but missed the control a little. punched twelve ahead, then died. Wasn't actually aware he'd got ahead en route to 13.
Struggled badly for the rest of the course. Happy I fiinished the course.
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Added Tuesday: Jarla boy overtook me coming into three. He started fast, in the lead after two controls. He ran off god knows where to four. I made a mistake, stupid stupid, in the circle at six (well, I did leave the circle, too low on the hill) and he overtook me again en route to 7; I had stopped for a while to drink three cups of liquid (HR131!).
7 was a 1.5 km leg, I took a slightly better line than the Jarlaboy and the other guy who had overtaken us, so they overtook me again... Emil also passed by on the way to winning the race in about 1:28. I was still doing more or less fine up to the eighth. Nine I just got lost, didn't go too far offline, but hadn't a notion where I was. Jarlaboy did even worse, punching just after me (he wasn't visible as I was walking around). Followed to ten, then led to eleven, but tin mistake in the circle. Leapfrogged to twelve, I read the map better in the circle so punched first. Didn't take as straight a line to 13 (Jb disappeared never to be seen again, finished 20min ahead of me) to take the path most of the way, knackered beyond knackeredness at this stage... missed the control 20s. 14 I staggered and made a mistake, 15 I got ok, 16 Zigzagged, the rest I got ok but I was at best jogging...
rough race, felt it in the back muscles the next day. Today Tuesday the right half of my right eye is still well bloodshot after whipping it with a pine-needle padded branch.
running warm up/down 10:00 [3]
no warm-down today either.
Saturday Sep 13, 2008 #
running warm up/down 20:00 [2]
All beforehand, as after I had to change quickly and hop in the car.
orienteering 35:31 [5] **** 5.4 km (6:35 / km)
ahr:185 max:196
Stockholm District Champs.
I'm home and the results aren't up yet! Didn't get split times either.
*edit* they are up now. 35:31 my actual time
35:40 is the time I recorded with Gramin, so my actual time was probably five seconds faster than that. Which I am happy with. GG ran 29:54, so 19% behind. 23rd place.
I didn't make any major cock-ups early on but hesitated and zigzagged a little and got caught leaving the 8th control by Göran from Täby who started last, three minutes after me. Incidentally, it didn't track up at all hardly so there wasn't really an advantage to starting late :(
I followed Göran to the circle and punched before him as he hesitated, overtaken again on way to ten, punched behind on 10,11. Followed most of the way to 12 but G made a wee mistake and I punched maybe 15 or 20 seconds before. Stayed ahead until halfway to 17... got the lead again going to 20 as G stayed too high. Followed the cable into the radio control at 21 and kept the lead into the finish...
between 8 and the finish I lost almost nothing, maybe it was possible to do a minute faster including a few hesitations and going a little off-line, but it was such fun orienteering. It was great having someone to run against too. Would never have done that on my own.
HR analysis:
Average was 185. but it was a game of two halves. Coming into the 7th control at around 13 minutes was the first time I hit 186, between 17:27 and the finish I didn't drop once below 188 and the average was something around 192.5. The last 1:50 I was constant 196!
Which is perhaps why I am tired now. But it was so nice having a run to cheer me up after Tuesday's rough training session :)
AQ ran 35:42
I'm home and the results aren't up yet! Didn't get split times either.
*edit* they are up now. 35:31 my actual time
35:40 is the time I recorded with Gramin, so my actual time was probably five seconds faster than that. Which I am happy with. GG ran 29:54, so 19% behind. 23rd place.
I didn't make any major cock-ups early on but hesitated and zigzagged a little and got caught leaving the 8th control by Göran from Täby who started last, three minutes after me. Incidentally, it didn't track up at all hardly so there wasn't really an advantage to starting late :(
I followed Göran to the circle and punched before him as he hesitated, overtaken again on way to ten, punched behind on 10,11. Followed most of the way to 12 but G made a wee mistake and I punched maybe 15 or 20 seconds before. Stayed ahead until halfway to 17... got the lead again going to 20 as G stayed too high. Followed the cable into the radio control at 21 and kept the lead into the finish...
between 8 and the finish I lost almost nothing, maybe it was possible to do a minute faster including a few hesitations and going a little off-line, but it was such fun orienteering. It was great having someone to run against too. Would never have done that on my own.
HR analysis:
Average was 185. but it was a game of two halves. Coming into the 7th control at around 13 minutes was the first time I hit 186, between 17:27 and the finish I didn't drop once below 188 and the average was something around 192.5. The last 1:50 I was constant 196!
Which is perhaps why I am tired now. But it was so nice having a run to cheer me up after Tuesday's rough training session :)
AQ ran 35:42
Friday Sep 12, 2008 #
running 25:00 [3]
morning jog. strangely the sun was shining...
did some short fast fartleky bits
big knuckle above the ball of my right foot still hurts - hope it won't complain too much this weekend.
did some short fast fartleky bits
big knuckle above the ball of my right foot still hurts - hope it won't complain too much this weekend.
Tuesday Sep 9, 2008 #
orienteering 1:23:00 [3] 8.6 km (9:39 / km)
ahr:164 max:190
Includes 15+ minutes of path running to and from...
First 20 minutes I averaged 178HRM... afterwards I was cold and miserable and not orienteering especially well and cold and miserable and I said that already. It was getting well dark by the time I gave up and I was cold and miserable. My right big toe is sore above the ball of the foot on the joint from whatever way I was running and hitting the stony ground with that bit of the foot.
I'm not a big fan of cold evening wet orienteering followed by over an hour of transport to get home, only 25 minutes of which is in a warm car.
At least I had rhubarb crumble when I got home.
First 20 minutes I averaged 178HRM... afterwards I was cold and miserable and not orienteering especially well and cold and miserable and I said that already. It was getting well dark by the time I gave up and I was cold and miserable. My right big toe is sore above the ball of the foot on the joint from whatever way I was running and hitting the stony ground with that bit of the foot.
I'm not a big fan of cold evening wet orienteering followed by over an hour of transport to get home, only 25 minutes of which is in a warm car.
At least I had rhubarb crumble when I got home.
Sunday Sep 7, 2008 #
running 59:00 [3] 10.1 km (5:50 / km)
running.
Rained yesterday. I sat in front of the computer long enough to feel like crap while waiting for the rain to stop. I ended up inside most of the day... and half of it it was just pretending to rain Went into town in the evening and watched The Dark Knight. It was good.
Today instead of getting up at an ungodly hour to help out with a competition, I stayed in bed till eleven, went for a run at 2, had lunch fast and then headed into town to watch the second half of the All-Ireland Hurling Final between Waterford and Kilkenny.
The game was over before I arrived. And it was only half time. Kilkenny obliterated Waterford. Destroyed them!
The second half reduced to an exhibition of Kilkenny talent and hard work. Already winning by a historic margin they kept fighting for every ball and firing over the points. And not hitting wides. Only 2 in the whole match. Unreal.
Rained yesterday. I sat in front of the computer long enough to feel like crap while waiting for the rain to stop. I ended up inside most of the day... and half of it it was just pretending to rain Went into town in the evening and watched The Dark Knight. It was good.
Today instead of getting up at an ungodly hour to help out with a competition, I stayed in bed till eleven, went for a run at 2, had lunch fast and then headed into town to watch the second half of the All-Ireland Hurling Final between Waterford and Kilkenny.
The game was over before I arrived. And it was only half time. Kilkenny obliterated Waterford. Destroyed them!
The second half reduced to an exhibition of Kilkenny talent and hard work. Already winning by a historic margin they kept fighting for every ball and firing over the points. And not hitting wides. Only 2 in the whole match. Unreal.
Thursday Sep 4, 2008 #
running 1:03:33 [2] 9.87 km (6:26 / km)
ahr:138 max:171 rhr:47
Slice of bread for first breakfast, then back to bed for an hour and a bit... then a thirty minute jog to a beach on Lake Malaren for a sweetly sunny stretching session :)
and back again
life is tough
and back again
life is tough
Note
I haven't been doing huge volume, but the marsh orienteering is really taking it out of me. I'm tired most of the time these past weeks. I guess my body will adapt in a few weeks.
Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 #
orienteering 1:07:00 [3] 8.0 km (8:23 / km)
ahr:169 max:189
IFKL training in Skeppsdal
Nice course, technical orienteering on the hill-tops, nice amount of climb to get up onto the hills...
and I failed miserably. First control I got well, second I wobbled a little, third I was being stupid, didn't need to make a mistake, fourth I didn't understand until after finding the flag, and even then...
the short fifth I got ok, sixth i zigzagged, 7 was easy, 8 i got ok, 9 too, 90% of it was path-running though. By then it was getting dark and I had 20 minutes left... so I skipped ten, got eleven more or less ok, messed up twelve and ran back to the car, skipping 13-16.
Fantastik.
The car was surrounded by swarms of mosquitos. Rather strangely they didn't seem to be overly hungry. I got eaten but not badly.
Took a long time to get home. I was tired. Zzz.
Nice course, technical orienteering on the hill-tops, nice amount of climb to get up onto the hills...
and I failed miserably. First control I got well, second I wobbled a little, third I was being stupid, didn't need to make a mistake, fourth I didn't understand until after finding the flag, and even then...
the short fifth I got ok, sixth i zigzagged, 7 was easy, 8 i got ok, 9 too, 90% of it was path-running though. By then it was getting dark and I had 20 minutes left... so I skipped ten, got eleven more or less ok, messed up twelve and ran back to the car, skipping 13-16.
Fantastik.
The car was surrounded by swarms of mosquitos. Rather strangely they didn't seem to be overly hungry. I got eaten but not badly.
Took a long time to get home. I was tired. Zzz.