Trail Running 8:13 [2] 0.96 mi (8:34 / mi) +10m 8:17 / mi
Jog to the start and a few loops (and pep talk) with Will.
Orienteering race 1:00:37 [4] 6.19 mi (9:48 / mi) +250m 8:42 / mi
Compass Sport Cup Final - Kendal - Short Brown
Was really looking forward to this and hoping for a decent run. Made a disastrous start on #1, straight up the Hill on a bearing would likely have worked but started reading too much into the map and drifted left, too distracted by others. 104th out of 110 and best part of 5mins lost really not a good start! Ran hard across to #2 though a bit shaky confidence-wise to #3 and #4. From then on though started getting a bit more used to the map and took more care with the compass, so made steady if not spectacular progress. No further major blunders, so if #1 had been clean then wouldn't have had many complaints. Definitely need more practice in this type of area to gain a bit more confidence/technique. Delighted FVO won the Cup, great effort and impressive strength in depth. Well done Jon for bringing it all together!
Result - 32nd/110 on short brown, 27th/71 on short brown Cup, 9th/14 FVO!