Orienteering race 1:04:38 [3] ** 8.39 km (7:42 / km) +328m 6:27 / km
ahr:166 max:179 23c shoes: VJ Falcons ?
Upper Torc
Plan was to have a plan, so to be looking a couple of controls ahead. Worked out fine.
Weather was different again today. Was pouring rain when I left home but could see the rain was starting to have a bite. By the time I got going the rain had turned to snow. Which got heavier as time went on. Had to clear snow off the car, a few cm worth, before being able to drive home.
Too high for 2. So a small bit of time lost. Then a lot of climb. Before back down the hill again.
Easy enough once the high controls were got. The loop on the other side of Killegy House was straightforward. Then back again to the last few controls.
Stopped at 16 to point a couple of people in the right direction. Then was silly at 17, checked descriptions for side of thicket, which was big enough. But why I thought I could figure out my north from my south I’m not so sure! So ran the long way around the thicket.
Up the hill then to 18 before taking a small path down which was slippy enough. Across the river then for the last few controls of which only 1 was going to be tricky. Hit it okayish but a few seconds lost hitting a dead end before it. Coming out of the dead end I ran into a tree!