Orienteering race (White Downs) 1:43:07 [4] *** 15.1 km (6:50 / km) +350m 6:07 / km
spiked:23/30c shoes: Inov8 Oroc 340 III
MV Southern Champs (& Interland) - M21E Classic - Sheepleas, Netley Heath & White Downs
Scrappy race but pretty good result, unusually a lot of early mistakes, partly down to scale. Caught RP at c10. We were closely matched and pushed each other on to c23 where I fell away on the hills near the end. Left it a bit late to take on a gel and hit a bit of a wall at 90mins
Mistakes ~5:00min
(1)(0:15) - Undershot, didn't plan enough
(3)(0:15) - Undershot
(5)(0:15) - Poor exit from c4
(6)(0:30) - RC went straight, path route better
(10)(0:45) - Poor veg AP, overshot
(15)(0:15) - Poor bearing reloc off path
(19)(2:00) - Poor bearing / didn't plan enough
(23)(0:45) - RC round better than over & distracted by other control
Pos: 11/29
Winner: G. Gristwood 1:18:45 (+24:22min +31%)
Actual Distance 17.55k (5.53min/km)