Compass Sport Cup Final
Yesterday saw the Compass Sport Cup and Trophy final in Sutton Park. The two competitions are the UK inter-club orienteering competitions, with the cup being for the ‘big’ clubs and the trophy being for the ‘small’ clubs. Last year my club, Wimborne Orienteers, finished a disappointing seventh in the trophy.
My own run was fairly poor – I made a big mistake on the first control and lost five minutes. After that there were several other controls where I lost some time – seemingly I was not navigating well, though my running was reasonable and I did not feel tired after the 5k from the day before. Overall I was at least ten minutes slower than I should have been. The map is available but I have not drawn my route.
As usual it was the ladies in the club who were running well and contributing most to the club score. We finished third, which was our target and a pleasing overall result.
