SL: 9.3/275. Heathertastic. Generally positive. Had good plans for most legs.
main problems:
4 - went off bearing, thought spur on ground was the one NW of control so went into the wrong area (handily folded away from view). 2.5-3 mins
6 - hand-railed it, not as runnable as I thought and Duncan caught me up.
8 - not a mistake but heavy going on the contour, Duncan went high and was much quicker. 'Spiked' but about 1min slower.
9 - bearing. Time loss minimised as I could see Duncan making the mistake I was about to.
10 - veered off line at end of leg. Not too bad (20secs)
11- not confident enough from AP into hidden control - need stronger bearing. 40secs headscratching minimised by being lead into it by Paul Taylor.
Then finally got into my running, feeling the best I have since before Christmas. Was close to Duncan's splits (even had him on a few) on the rest of the course excepting:
15 - too far right and overshot - dicey bearing.
2.5 mins off inflicting a forfeit on The Ent. Sorry Guys, some bearing work and I'll get it sorted. Although he is entered as NATO so you can have that one instead. Still 10mins off Duncan, even after he supported leg3 of BG yesterday. Mainly through iffy bearings and being a fanny through the heather on my part. Should have been closer to 60.