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Tuesday Jan 11, 2022 #
6 PM
Orienteering - Urban race (Poynton NSL) 1:10:49 [5] 14.71 km (4:49 / km) +54m 4:44 / km
ahr:140 max:153 shoes: Nike Pegasus 38
Undeservedly first.
https://www.mdoc.org.uk/results-archive/2022/22011...
https://www.mdoc.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#339&ro...
Implemented my new strategy of going to the most isolated area first and getting all the controls, which worked fine, other than a slight hydrant faff - lesson: hydrants could be at any height, attached to anything.
Technically got a control wrong (there were two "wooden poles" in the circle with identical values of XXXX_, and I put the wrong one) but they generously gave my benefit of doubt on that one.
Got to 26 and it was a toss up whether I did the out and back for 110 points; decided it wasn't worth it - retrospectively - bad call.
Rest of route planned/implemented really well, except that due to previous bad decision I finished with 4 mins left. Focussed too much on "extra controls en route to Finish", which was a shame because I'd folder another 70 just off the edge, which was easily gettable. Lesson: don't do this.
So it feels like I didn't really deserve to win here. But whatevs, felt like I was running pretty well. I think that's 5 of the 8 done with 4 to count.
https://www.mdoc.org.uk/results-archive/2022/22011...
https://www.mdoc.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#339&ro...
Implemented my new strategy of going to the most isolated area first and getting all the controls, which worked fine, other than a slight hydrant faff - lesson: hydrants could be at any height, attached to anything.
Technically got a control wrong (there were two "wooden poles" in the circle with identical values of XXXX_, and I put the wrong one) but they generously gave my benefit of doubt on that one.
Got to 26 and it was a toss up whether I did the out and back for 110 points; decided it wasn't worth it - retrospectively - bad call.
Rest of route planned/implemented really well, except that due to previous bad decision I finished with 4 mins left. Focussed too much on "extra controls en route to Finish", which was a shame because I'd folder another 70 just off the edge, which was easily gettable. Lesson: don't do this.
So it feels like I didn't really deserve to win here. But whatevs, felt like I was running pretty well. I think that's 5 of the 8 done with 4 to count.