Training Log Archive: Jay-T

Event: East Midlands League 2019
 

DVO Birchen Edge

Quite warm at home but a real contrast on the moor, especially when the squall hit towards the end - could hardly keep my eyes open under siege of the ice being blown directly into my face!

First couple ok, slightly hesitant picking out features to #2.
#3 Must have switched off, missed first banner of trees and looked beyond second one in error. Found #12, but still had trouble getting back to control site! [120] Not a good start.
#4 Couldn't work out where indistinct path was meant to be; slow [15]
#5 Spotted Parkino heading to #4 which gave me a kick up the backside for the next few!
#11 Off line to east initially and missed picking up path after wood [30]
#13 Too far south [10]
#15 Off line to east [30] Caught by Duncan.
#16 Into circle ok but wooded depression obscured by circle so hesitant [20]
#18 Really horrible running here - struggled [20]
#19 Squall directly into face - drifted east as unable to see! [45]
Quite cold for the rest but fortunately squall had abated.

Surprisingly not too far down... but beaten by Parkino again! Suppose he does a little more training than me, and he made the map ;)

http://www.derwentvalleyorienteers.org.uk/results/...

C • Ha-ha! 3

Event: SYO YHOA Night League
 

SYO Night Beauchief

Generally good.
One big error after climbing the steep hill near the event when I set off up the wrong track, missing the gated path between the thickets [60]
Closer to RR than expected and ahead of the rest by a decent margin.

https://www.syo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#178&cou...

Event: FVO Night event Falkirk Wheel
 

Falkirk Wheel Night

Took over 2 hours to get across Glasgow so late arriving.
Sadly the organiser then gave away my prepaid map :(
Fortunately was allowed to do the Short.

False start when first control didn't register - went back as presumed in the rush I hadn't cleared, but it transpired that it was just broken.
Wasn't in Air mode either.

Lots of confusing large unmapped tracks in the forest but ambled around ok until wasting loads of time crawling through gorse trying to get to the last control.

One to forget!

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3365997...
https://fvo.org.uk/media/events/2019/feb/06/mine-w...

Short extra loop.

Kilpatrick Road then the Slacks.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3365995...