Orienteering race (Night) 54:20 [4] *** 6.77 km (8:02 / km) +225m 6:53 / km
spiked:11/14c shoes: inov8 Mudclaw 272
Northern Night Champs, Canklow
well, that was fun, running through the snow, no need for a lamp, because of the light from Sheffield reflecting off the clouds, except to the read the map, of course, and see the controls ... hmm, needed a bigger lamp for that - I looked right bang at two or three of them and couldn't pick them out until I came around again, that's where I lost my time, that and not running hard enough (I was saving myself for Big Moor - which has now been cancelled)
But my strategy worked! Pace counting. Very stop and go. Run when you know where you're going. Stop to make sure you've got there. Back to basics. I was so confident I knew where I was that when I found the re-entrant at 4, but could not see the control I was tempted to stand there in protest. Could've been wrong though. ;)
the journey back was not fun, driving through the snow, skidding up and down hills, not fun, not even as a passenger
8/30, 13mins behind the fleet-footed Steve Watkins, but 7+ ahead of John Duckworth, DVO's finest