Nationals Middle Distance W21E 3rd place
Middle Earth Map MissionRd, Inland Rd, Woodhill
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drama before we ran because M20 ran the same course and found that descriptions didnt match w controls. Sux for them but Lucky we found out before we started. had to use the ones on map which meant slow map flipping to check.
good run, going carefully because it was expected to be difficult like WOC France!!
1 Stopped early at another control on small spur= learnt from this to be focused.
2 out to track then planned to cut across but bad bearing took me to rd, which was not tooo bad a thing as ran fast to small track leading to clearing=simple route saves time
3 scary but used compass and main features like james had said, wasnt as hard to pick main features as Id thought. Just had to be sure before moving. long depression then compass.
4 directly up clearing stood out.
5 to track then contoured to near clearing to attack, w rd as backstop. Wouldve been much trickier if no tracks on this map-often seemed to use them.
6 caught anna and sabeth here but maintained focus well. contour round two big spurs checking green spots.
7 contour round to tracks then till green trees.
8 up narrow re ent confused on top flat as could nt quite see it but only 20sec max.
9 blast it to track then planned to go up re ent w clearing. but when got to track realised quickly that not at re ent planned but at one further nth, adapted plan quickly. not put off by control in this re ent but used it to confirm my position then attacked well from big hill
10 track then compass picking big hill w knoll ontop as attack.
11 up to depress then knollls near track, not too worried about direction just get to track then found right knoll quick
12 almost nav'd to 13 from 11. lucky save. but slow split because of it, over hill top short leg
13 down spur little people track, had to trust it because so many runners before me, easy to let people tracks put you off
14 strange having crossing point here. over to green then up bug re ent
15 down through green and up to ridge, decided track option too far but may have been better. slow through green and hard to spot clearing
16 fast along spur and down in open, almost choose to avoid yellow stripe but it was worth toughing it for the short distance.
17 scary. compass used well, stopped at control on knoll earlier but didnt panic too much= need more bearing confidence
18 out to rd, then bearing, confused as seeing big hill but unsure on map. slow and hesitant = need to trust compass because it was right. reading too much is slow.
19 track along hillside going up where it was easiest. good direction round valley to control
20 confused with extra tapes in spectator route, and tracks everywhere
21 good focus after spectator started slowly again. past control 1 and up hill to re ent. did well not getting distracted by another control
22 compass across track but didnt read that I needed to be up that big hill so ran to green tree, then obvoius relocation = leave control w better plan
23 around cool loop spur to clearing of control 2 then to big hill easy
24 across big re ent, prob too much reading for short leg, just go on direction!
25 compass down hillside,good confidence = fastest on leg
26 cross rd and along track to keep simple= fastest spilt
27 around hillside and up again. nicely from junction around hill top to perfect direction for last control, then saw control on knoll w tape coming from it, no not mine its between tracks,keep going, hang on just check= stupid know its not mine=waste 20sec checking then back to where mine really was
-finish fast downhill but deflated by waste at last control
apart from that was very clean run generally - work on- confidence w compass, knowing when to just go and when to read more