Shamrock Day 1 - Black Lakes
Started fine, through the crags and straight lined to 1.
2 was when it started to go funny, there was lots more hills on the ground than i could see on the map. I went around them but I stil had a ways to go before the control.
3-5: uneventful
6: Ran across the marsh, wobbled my way down a serious crag. Got confused which part of the lake I was at and then was avoiding climb. Easy control in the end.
7: foolishly stayed low for this. Up would have been better
8: bad direction of of control. Realised eventually and corrected, then went fine.
9: started fine. Looked up said I need to head for that hill in the distance. Got to the only hill I could see, only it was not on the map. Saw where I was then went to the control.
10: Ran down the re-entrant, over the spur. Thoughts were then "Oh I'm in a re-entrant with a hill, that has ferns on it! Only one place I can be!" I wasn't there, but everything I did assumed I was. didn't find it. Came back up and saw Conor running around the the non-existant hill I had trouble with on 9. Tried again from my ferny hill, this time flukily saw it. ~4 mins gone
11-13: easy
14: Lots more on the ground than the map again and I couldn't follow my compass apparently.
15-Finish Just trying to make my legs keep moving.
18th, so not a good start to the weekend. Over 10 mins down on Darren, not good. Wasn't too motivated for the rest of the competition at this stage.
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