Off-road running warm up/down 6:00 [2] 0.5 mi (12:00 / mi)
slept:8.0 shoes: Integrator 4
Easy jogging to the start...
Orienteering race 1:19:15 [5] 8.7 km (9:07 / km) +470m 7:10 / km
shoes: Integrator 4
Day 6 at Coulmony: what a finale! Tough & rough. Took it safe to #1 (path) but could have crossed the marsh. Going well early on - though lost a few secs at #5 as didn't believe the control I could see was mine! All well and good until the long leg to #17 - indeed I was 13th overall at 16th. The area went from lovely to vile - vague, tough terrain that was difficult to determine where you exactly were and where my confidence and running speed decreased signficantly. Lost time to #17. Slow to #19 and #20 through increasing grot. Fluked #21 as really lost sense and was about to descend to the valley when spotted control. Lost time at #24 which was truly buried and then binned 3mins on #25 by staying too high and ended up on road. Control was also nicely hidden. Route to #26 was cruel and then I was slow to pick up be right reentrant. Generally pleased with run, but it was clear this was an area that really favoured anyone on late starts. Unfair!