JOK: Chasing Sprint
This past weekend saw the JOK Chasing Sprint and Harvester events, with both taking place a short journey from where I live. I ran in the first, but my club had filled a team in the Harvester without me - meaning that I went along to support them and act as reserve.
Prologue
I had a good run in the prologue. I started at a good pace and was navigating well. I had a small wobble at 4, where I just did not see the control in the depression until someone else dipped into it. I felt I picked good routes on the longer legs - managing to go reasonably direct, while keeping in contact with the map.
Chase
Having had a good run on the prologue I then proceeded to stuff the chase up. I had a poor first two controls - losing about three minutes between them, which was how long the two controls should have taken. The next few were ok, but then I picked a poor route on the long leg to six and ended up retiring when I took a big crash on a downhill section.
Harvester
Having finished at the Chasing Sprint we drove the short way up to the harvester area. The camp site, parking, and assembly were all in one big field. I grabbed a couple of hours sleep while the A class started and then got up in time to see the first teams changeover and the B class start. Seeing lines of runners come into the spectator control during the night legs was impressive - you could see the lights coming down the hill and then turning and running across the field.
