Orienteering race 1:36:38 [5] *** 6.4 km (15:06 / km)
spiked:13/13c
Sunday morning orienteering in the March Highlands...
Started off OK. Coming in to punch 2 (I took the trickier non-trail route because I thought I could use the practice), I tripped on an invisible log and fell with my knee ramming into a second log. Tried running it off to 3, felt a bit better. Caught the wrong trail on my way to 4, and while trying to figure out where I was on the map, I stubbed my toe on a ministump and went flying. The strap fell off my watch and I landed on my arm/shoulder/another damn log. I was still kinda lost, so I started limping along the trail. Once I realized where I was, I got 4, 5 and then headed off for 6... !30!min later, with some well-intentioned-but-misdirected help from mountain bikers, and some helpful directions from fellow orienteerers, I was able to finally find that control (but not without first stubbing my other toe). Finished pretty well. If I had been two seconds faster, I woulda beaten (Robbie's time)x2! Something to strive for next time...
Toe joints are nicely swollen, hopefully I'll be able to run Tuesday!