Running warm up/down 8:35 1.09 km (7:52 / km) +12m7:27 / km ahr:121 max:141 shoes: Inov8 X Talon 212 (4)
Running warm up/down 7:29 0.52 km (14:22 / km) +2m14:06 / km ahr:109 max:149 shoes: Inov8 X Talon 212 (4)
Orienteering race 1:05:37 11.81 km (5:33 / km) +220m5:05 / km ahr:158 max:173 shoes: Inov8 X Talon 212 (4)
Harvester - Leg 3
I hate nettles so did not enjoy this at all. My routes were heavily influenced by the nettles/potential for nettles which meant lots of indicision and running around. On the plus side my cheap Chinese import of a head torch was supurb.
There were four main mistakes;
6 though it was on an distinctive tree when it was in a depression and overshot by some 150m (~2:30) relocating off the track to the south.
10 - Met coming in off the path by a wall of nettles I just was not willing to pile through. Bailed after some searching for a way through and found a decent route in from lower down (~2mins). Most lost time here by the look of it.
13 - Another nettle/bramble/bracken fest and trying to avoid these was more of a priority over spiking the control so ended up wandering/getting quite nettled. Not pleased. (3mins)
15 - Lack of proper plan, drifted left, realised, ran right but didn't realise how far i'd already run. Hit the path running adjacent to the control not realising I was already beyond the control so ran to the bottom of the path before realing and having to backtrack (2mins).
Other significant time losses at 4 (avoiding nettles (1min)), and 14 (avoiding nettles (50s).
Running warm up/down 7:06 1.0 km (7:06 / km) +29m6:12 / km ahr:114 max:131 shoes: Inov8 X Talon 212 (4)