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Wednesday May 31, 2023 #
6 PM
Orienteering - Urban 52:51 [4] 10.27 km (5:09 / km) +140m 4:49 / km
slept:5.5 (sick) shoes: Adidas Adizero SL
Cheddar urban. 6.9km long course.
Generally nice to run somewhere I’m less familiar with, but found the course quite long and I’m still really lacking the speed and fitness to do it. Struggling through the first 8 controls but moving a bit better through last 8 so long as not crossing walls or going through gates.
There were a few legs with route choice, and happy I made the best choices for me based on the map (but less happy with the reality) - to be expected given how long I had to plan on the running bits.
Most annoying loss of time was taking the climb minimising route 8-9 - which turned out to be 200m of shoulder deep vegetation and nettles (and one impressively thick bramble) with unmapped gates, and mapped with the silly sprint symbol that implies it’s a lot bigger than it is. Possibly 2 mins to be saved by dropping down and going up the track to the farm. To be honest I was a bit annoyed when I first saw this section on the map - didn’t need the extra distance or climb and legs 10 and 11 were then set up as straight running with next to no navigation.
Last part again felt easy navigation as I was well prepped. Confused a bit after 13 but stuck with my simplification and it worked out. Poetic justice for Paul I guess.
https://www.strava.com/activities/9178027288
When at work realised that if I missed next week then means I’m skipping the office two weeks in a row - which isn’t in the spirit of the new world. Came home to enter to find I’ve been called in for jab 5 that day so glad I left it right until the deadline before (not) committing. One week in advance is really too early to know what I’m going to be doing. Tonight is also the first entry deadline for tomorrow’s MapRun.
Generally nice to run somewhere I’m less familiar with, but found the course quite long and I’m still really lacking the speed and fitness to do it. Struggling through the first 8 controls but moving a bit better through last 8 so long as not crossing walls or going through gates.
There were a few legs with route choice, and happy I made the best choices for me based on the map (but less happy with the reality) - to be expected given how long I had to plan on the running bits.
Most annoying loss of time was taking the climb minimising route 8-9 - which turned out to be 200m of shoulder deep vegetation and nettles (and one impressively thick bramble) with unmapped gates, and mapped with the silly sprint symbol that implies it’s a lot bigger than it is. Possibly 2 mins to be saved by dropping down and going up the track to the farm. To be honest I was a bit annoyed when I first saw this section on the map - didn’t need the extra distance or climb and legs 10 and 11 were then set up as straight running with next to no navigation.
Last part again felt easy navigation as I was well prepped. Confused a bit after 13 but stuck with my simplification and it worked out. Poetic justice for Paul I guess.
https://www.strava.com/activities/9178027288
When at work realised that if I missed next week then means I’m skipping the office two weeks in a row - which isn’t in the spirit of the new world. Came home to enter to find I’ve been called in for jab 5 that day so glad I left it right until the deadline before (not) committing. One week in advance is really too early to know what I’m going to be doing. Tonight is also the first entry deadline for tomorrow’s MapRun.