Orienteering (Hindleap Warren) 1:09:48 [3] *** 7.7 km (9:04 / km) +250m 7:48 / km
spiked:21/26c (injured)
Logged as training because my long-suffering lower back finally threw in the towel in the bathroom in the a.m. and it was only with the help of ibuprofen and a friendly driver that I got to the event at all. Decided I was just about able to walk round, but discovered on way to 3 I could run the downhills. Then realised I was just about able to keep up with runners who were wasting time in the circle so decided to concentrate on spiking the controls and trying to work out what caused me to have 'misses' at speed. But I lost a minute at 10 through lack of confidence and 30 more secs at 12 after getting paths confused. 13 to 19 in the northern part of the map was orienteering at its best, but I neglected AP at 19 and then overshot 20 through rushing. Spiked the flag after I'd relocated though, which was good. Probably lost about 4 mins to small mistakes, and some more to walking. But on the other had may have been navigating more accurately. Really enjoyed the area, the weather, the course and the map in spite of my back. Thought the mapping of windblow was brilliant.