Orienteering race (NightO, Durham/Houghall) 39:44 [3] **** 6.06 km (6:33 / km) +123m 5:57 / km
spiked:14/20c slept:8.0 shoes: Inov8 Oroc 340
SL: 4.6km/135m. Winner: Kris Smith 39:22 (101%)
MLN event on the Durham Uni map - glad I'm on the UDOC mailing list otherwise this would have passed me by!
Last time I was here it was muddy as, this time it was really nice and solid underfoot - generally. Pleased with most of this, a few time losses courtesy of impenetrable holly bushes, but this also provided some relocation practise. One case of being by the kite but not seeing it (#1 in a lit area, it didn't pop out like the rest, 1 min scratching head before I saw it by the bench after I was looking by a dovecote), and one loosing too much height (poor direction out of control) at #11.
Pete caught e at a couple of points, but managed to pull away over the last 5 controls.
Felt good and like I've shaken the post easy-week fugg.
Thrashed 'Candle' Bray by an entire whole complete second. That's relay pecking order sorted then ;). Kris Smith about 20 seconds ahead.
Used touch Emit for the first time. Nice.
Running - Trail 17:34 [2] 3.32 km (5:17 / km) +80m 4:43 / km
shoes: Inov8 Oroc 340
trotted around the woods to get time up. Had another look at #11 (without compass) and still ended up too low. Last time I ran here was the start of my March Knee-problems last year, shouldn't be a repeat this time!