Owls Count

Yesterday was my last orienteering event for the year - the traditional Boxing Day event that my orienteering club organises, which is a score event with a novelty twist. The weather was good, which meant a good turnout - including the newest member of my club.

I went out of the start well - possibly running a little too quickly from the mass start. I went south, with a group, but after a few controls Sunday’s run caught up with me and I was forced to stop. I did find Father Christmas on my walk back to the finish, but failed to find the other two bonus controls.

On arriving back at the finish I downloaded, right before the computer system decided to stop working - network, printer, and BSOD problems. This meant there was a bit of delay and no proper split results for everyone, but the competitors were understanding about the troubles.

Today has involved sorting out some of the plans for next year. I seem to now have a reasonable idea of my orienteering and running plans for the first part of the year.