Orienteering race (Charlton Forest middle ra) 42:08 [4] *** 5.1 km (8:16 / km) +160m 7:08 / km
spiked:17/27c
I was so looking forward to this. A chance to race on my Charlton Forest in my favourite event. 27 controls in 5k! Got the first four then ventured warily into the light green, confidence rapidly ebbing away. Crossed the path, but was a bit far north and when I found the ditch I couldn't quite make out its position on the map as a broken ground screen had been added to the whole area. Lost over a minute to hesitation before I found the mapped ride and was OK again. Was too far south and too cautious for 9, then overshot 11 on the path. Was too far west for 13 and overshot by quite a bit looking at all the earthbanks, then it got a bit easier, if hillier. If I'm honest I didn't like the zigzags through the last four controls, especially as the brashings were bad, as it really was no more than random control picking. Pleased with time at the finish, but there were a few who ran quite a bit quicker.