Lanhydrock 20th January 2013

Crisp and cold morning for Cornwall Orienteering Clubs level C event at Lanhydrock.  The Brown course was 7.8km 235m, and the plan was to try and get around legs in tact after few weeks of calf issues and a sprained right ankle last week.  So gently into it and a slight miss at #1 where I caught my brother who was having a nightmare start to the Blue course.  Safe routes to #6 and #7 probably lost me a little time.  Up the hill to #12 ankle not feeling to good but seemed to be just on the up hill sections which was to be expected considering how I landed on it last week.  Happy with route choice to #16 but more bends in fence than mapped and control felt further from wall/fence junction than mapped.  Oh well!  Must have been 1m from #20 but no sign looped around lower and found it.  Clean to the finish and overall happy with 96.29 with legs intact.  

26th January 2013 - Cornwall Orienteering Club - Trelissick, Night Event

26th January 2013 - Quantock Orienteers - Culm Davy, Taunton Night Event

27th January 2013 - Devon Orienteering Club - Mutters Moor, Sidmouth

2nd February 2013 - Cornwall Orienteering Club - Duchy College, Stoke Climsland - Night Event

and dont forget the Southern Orienteering Champs at Penhale, Cornwall on the 14th April, the best orienteers on the best terrain in the south west.

Just testing.............

The idea was to get out and test my leg to see if I had recovered from a slight calf strain, so off I plodded to Broad Barrow from Dunstone Down Car Park, about a 7km round trip.  I took my walking poles, as I often do after an injury and got into a good comfortable tempo.

Broad Barrow

Broad Barrow

 At Broad Barrow I was feeling good and decided to carry on and make it a longer run.

Hookney Tor

Birch Tor

 After Hookney and Shapley Tors I trotted on over to Birch Tor, before heading back to Hamel Down and the car, 14.85km in 2hrs 4min double what I set out to do.  And the legs? Well they seem as good as they ever do!!

Upcoming Navigation Running Events

12th January 2013 - Devon Orienteering Club Night Event - Cann Woods, Plympton

13th January 2013 - Dartmoor Runners Half Marathon, Widecombe. (Although I am assured a shorter option will be available!)

20th January 2013 - Cornwall Orienteering Club - Lanhydrock, Bodmin

27th January 2013 - Devon Orienteering Club - Mutters Moor, Sidmouth

and dont forget the Southern Orienteering Champs at Penhale, Cornwall on the 14th April, the best orienteers on the best terrain in the south west.