Orienteering 1:03:00 [3]
shoes: Jalas
FoD Trellech Common
This area has not been used in the last couple of decades, and only the seocnd use after the long O, which I didn't go too.
Typically FoD area, even though it's on the other side of the Wye. Somre really nice patches of wood, with some quite technically areas, interspersed with some patches of not quite so runnable stuff. Overall a nice little area.
Ideally when you first use an area the map should be good, and then you would expect it to degrade over the next dozen years or so. I know that this map was mapped by volunteers and it's great when volunteers volunteer. But it's a shame how patchy this map is.
Specfic:
#5 was not quite mapped right, only a couple of mm off, but that made all the difference.
#12 area was not mapped right. A really cool area of quarrys and trail bike tracks... Not sure how to map this at 1:10, but if you can't, it's probably not sutiable for a control.
#14, the mapping was "compressed"
Generally:
I didn't spot what i would call a distinct vegetation boundary, somebody needs to remove that OCAD function from their symbol set.
The veg was random, walk was run, run was slow run.
Rant over, volunteers time is limited, it should be used where most suited. Mapping is very difficult, it is very easy to out source........
Still suffering big time with chest, took it easy got a little frusrated, enjoyed the forest. third behind charles and a dominant marcus.