Training Log Archive: bartholemeu

Event: London Street-O Race #8: Twickenham
 

Ride to Night-O (Twickenham)
Kinda went the wrong way early and crossed the bridge, so was running a bit late. headwind, so decided to skip richmond park and go straight there

Night-O Twickenham
I lost about 6 mins because of errors on the map/clues early and kinda put me in a foul mood. i then prob lost 5mins total to bad map reading (which isn't too bad), and prob didn't pick the highest scoring route given the blocks around the stadium. I don't think i did as well as i could, but got a good run out of it.

Felt very good turning the pace on a bit at the end when i realised i'd be late.
Came in 2 or 3 mins late which cost me some points, don't know how many.

I enjoyed it, but think i prefer standard orienteering. I'm finding the cryptic-ness of some of the clues a bit off-putting, and also having to stop to write answers kinda puts me off.

Good fun though, and more fun than a normal hour evening run!

Sidenote - i've realised i really struggle to treat these things like a race and be competitive. I always get to the end with plenty of energy left in the tank, and never really sprinting or caring etc. Maybe the next one i do i should try and work on that.