Orienteering 1:48:53 [3] 12.8 km (8:30 / km) +345m 7:30 / km
shoes: VJ Intergrator
Big Moor - National event, sheffield
My heart sank a bit when i saw the maps in prestart - with most of the map havning no features at all....
Fun in the rocks through the first few, bit hesistant, particuarly on 4.
Then onto the moorland, were 6 was an absolute slog. then on 7, I thought i'd lined it up against the marked boundary stone, only to be revealed when I got closer that i was looking at a sheep. Luckily the sheep was in the right position. Checked pretty much every hole within 50 m of 8 before finding it. Then just slogged it back, got confused on 15, but it turned up eventually. Got pushed by nails for a little bit. Fluked 22, as the map bore little resemblence.
Nice day for a long terraine run. If it was sleeting I think i would've sacked it off after number 4.
Obviously physically I'm a bit down due to my lack of training recently, but pleased to get round.
On the balence of rubbish national events, It's open to debate if Big wood 07 or big moor 09 was worse. Personaly i'd go for big wood.
Winner O Johnson, 77 mins