Orienteering race 52:05 [5] 5.93 km (8:47 / km) +113m 8:01 / km
ahr:157 max:175
NOY 2 at Balicera Quarry. Wet and rainy morning, eased off by the time I started. Felt like there was more than 110m of climb.
1 - Started out trying to avoid puddles near start and didn't plan how to get to 1, followed tracks to intersection and then straight compass, bit high.
2 - Up around thicker vegetation out of 1 and then straight to 2.
3 - Straight out of 2, below vegetation and then along contour to 3.
4 - Across creek from 3, up edge of creek and around top to 4.
5 - Straight to minor track, followed track, off track a bit early ended up west of control, visible though.
6 - clearest path down to track, main track to east, minor track to south, straight to control.
7 - out to track, west to bend, straight NW to track junction, along track next junction, contour around hill, didn't go high enough, tempted down by another competitor, ended up at end of cleared section, back up to control.
8 - straight down hill along creek gully.
9 - straight out of 8 across first track, to second track, follow track shortcutting a couple of corners, off track at top of hill/corner, bit west, up hill to control.
10 - towards finish, down steep hill and along main track to west, straight up from intersection to control. (See a much better way now)
11 - around tracks to T intersection, straight compass to control.
12 - out to track, along track to intersection, straight compass to control.
13 - straight compass to track junction, along track to next intersection, straight compass to control, around south of vegetation.
14 - straight compass up and over.
15 - up creek to track down steep track and up steep track on other side, along minor track, off track too early, through vegetation to control.
F - straight, saw finish on way in to 15 and banner visible short distance away from 15.