Good running and orienteering [pretty much] finally!
Tentative to 1 and 2; getting into the map. Then 3-9 all fine.
Slight mistake on 10 as I cut a corner too early so minced across some unnecessary limestone pavement, but relocated fast. Path route to 11 and 12 worked well.
Very tentative to 13; came right down on the path to the S and then N again, minimised possibility of mistake but wasn't fast. But I think this was the right decision; found it fine.
Little mistake on 15; came right back up path near 11 then contoured round. Another control in the (ludicrously pale) open area put me off as I went for a look, even while thinking 'this clearly isn't in a reentrant'. Maybe 2 mins.
Looped all the way round to 16 taking the easy route in from the N; worked well. Went to 17 via 18, thus ensuring I won the split to 18 :) not entirely on purpose but not entirely by accident either.
Good route to 19 contouring.
20, good job the tower was there as I was going to be way too far N, but saved it.
21 was my only annoying stupid mistake - came off the path one indistinct path too early and was therefore way too far S - and took
ages to relocate. Very bad. Easy mistake to make but should have lost 30s not 3.5 mins.
22 - lost about 14 mins here but since it was subsequently declared to be in the wrong place; not bothered. With hindsight it might have been better to follow the wall to the N crossing point. But this leg and the subsequent 2 have been removed from the results so won't dwell on them (last ones were all fine anyway).
Best result of the week position-wise (except the urban), 17th and 20 minutes down compared to 30 minutes down on most other days. Doesn't sound that great maybe, but obviously the standard on M21L in an event without a separate elite class is very high. It's the first time I've done 21L at a multi-day event, so quite happy to finish in the top half overall (19th/58 in theory, although it's out of about 40 if you only include those that attempted most of the days).
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