Orienteering 52:40 [3] 4.76 km (11:03 / km) +63m 10:22 / km
13c shoes: 201110 Inov-8 Oroc 280
I biked over to the Fells to run the 2009 Spring Runoff Day 2 Brown course and break in my new Oroc 280s. I had hoped to arrive at 5 PM and run the course in the waning twilight, but I started at about 6 PM in total darkness. I only had my weak headlamp - I had forgotten Flashlight, so it was very tricky. I couldn't really see green briar until I was in it.
I started reasonably strongly, pushing as hard as I dared in the poor light through 6. I knew control 7 was very tricky, and without a flag, I attacked safely from the south. I should QR to check how close I was, but 10-13 were agony. The green briar and vegetation were incredibly thick on my route to 10, and I was forced to double back. Once in the circle, I wasn't sure if I was at the correct feature, so I ambled around for a bit. Control 11 was good, but I took a stick to the eye and lost my left contact. The eye is ok, but I had trouble seeing and I was momentarily stunned. Twelve was tricky, but it was exacerbated by high density vegetation about halfway to the control. I tried to reinvigorate my run en route to 13, but immediately got stuck in green briar. While there were three more controls, I decided I had had enough. Night-O south of South Border Road is painful; in general, I will avoid the area in the future.
The Orocs felt comfortable, but getting used to running on rock is strange. The X-talons seem to grip surfaces more securely - probably because there are no metal studs between the shoe and the surface.
Biking 26:49 [2] 7.25 km (16.2 kph) +20m
shoes: Trek 7.1 FX
Just for fun, I recorded the track of the bike ride home. I don't plan on logging commuting any more; it's not really training.