Orienteering (Slindon Woods Sog) 1:04:00 [4] *** 7.7 km (8:19 / km) +45m 8:05 / km
spiked:14/24c weight:69kg
Scouts, dogs, mud! And rain! And courses that were 50% overlength. I didn't mind the last bit at all, but I did wonder why I was out for so much longer than the usual 40 minutes. The need to get the 'length' in may have compromised some of the leg planning as well and a few paths began to look a little familiar. Was probably a bit tired and rushing towards the end as well, where I made a couple of mistakes. Overshot 6 as I thought I'd see it from the path, but didn't. Neglected bearing and was way too far right for 12. Got a bit bored through 16 to 20 (small depressions right next to paths) and was looking for a depression at 21 when control was on an indistinct veg boundary and a bit hidden. Also found feature at 23 but couldn't see flag for about a minute. So 3 to 4 mins lost all told but result was OK. Following discussion with Kenny beforehand, didn't look at map till after start. This meant I didn't know about the nearly 8 km (cds folded to fit in holder) but I probably DID concentrate a bit harder right through the course.