IOC 2019
Cavan Burren
Men’s Long Course
My easy day for the weekend.
Forest at the start was tricky but got 1 ok and also 2 where I was lucky. Struggling to work out the veg changes here. Not sure i'd class the forest where 2 was as light green, a veg change yes, but it was runnable. Folloed the path around to 3 and then it was out into the open for a couple of easy controls.
All the open controls were straightforward but I was complete numpty on the 7th control. A HUGE attackpoint which I saw but then went the wrong direction and made what I saw fit the map. Next couple of short legs were fine. And the long leg was grand then to 10 apart from the climb at the end. At least with SIAC I didn't have to hop into the cave where control 10 was.
Chose to go right to 12 along the paths/tracks in the forest. But overshot the control to the big boulder. Took a compass bearing to 13 and ended up right, didn't have a clue so headed for the open to come back again. Found the control but really didn't understand it and thought it was going to be a lot further on. Went right to the path for 14 and then was rough like pretty much all the forest to get out to the track for the last control.
Killian was on about the run-in before I started so for the laugh I ran it hard. Had it scouted on the way to 12, and then went for it. Beat him :-) And also every one else who ran today!
Lost 3 minutes to Bill on number 7, 3.30 on 13, and easily 30 seconds on 2.
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