Orienteering 1:41:15 [3] 12.0 km (8:26 / km) +516m 6:57 / km
Compass Sport Cup Final - Abrahams Valley - Short Brown
Absolutely Shite.....
ok to 1 (just went around the paths), then ended up on wrong spur at 2 - took a while to realise - 2 mins
Paul Caban now just ahead - over took him on paths on long leg to 4, only to jar ankle (which was already not great), going into 5.
Stupid route 6 -7 - 2 mins
7-8 too far right - 1 min
9 - stopped early on spurs and couldn't see (very hidden) control - 1 min
9-10 - worst leg on years - stupidly decided that the nice looking white runnable strip between green and semi open on the straight line route would be best route!!!! oh dear, it was just 6ft bracken, interspered with brambles - so ended up in green and drifted north, not checking compass when coming out on path, turned wrpng way - realsied reasonably quickly - then nearer control turned off path too early onto unmapped ride, then lost mountain bike tracks - found a control in re-entrant with very visibel ride, so thought I was in large re-entrant just south of spur where 10 was supposed to be, then searched in high bracken - cursing and swearing about hidden controls (there were a few) - then worked out I was on wrong spur and re-entrant was one west of control (mapped as shallower and with no ride!) - 15 minutes
Okish after that, but was really just jogging and had given up!!! - so probably last another 5 mintes
Need to sort ankle/achilles!!!
Now cheering myself eating the Quality Street we got for third .... I will try not to touch the four bars of chocolate I have in the fridge!!!