David Currie

After a sleepless Saturday night on a scout hut floor I was up early to get to Dorking for the Mole Valley National Event. The bussing out to White Downs and Netley Heath ran very smoothly and I had half an hour to warm-up and investigate the delightful portaloos that had been pushed over during the night!

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276An early start yesterday morning to get to Banstead Heath, Surrey, where this year’s JOK Chasing Sprint was due to be held. As the last time I used the SportIdent software was at the Chase two years ago I left the computing in Jon Marsden’s more than capable hands. Instead, Christine and I were on enquiries/first aid which meant that, for once, I was actually able to get out and about and see a bit of the action. The National Event the following day wasn’t enough to draw the top competitors but there was still some good head-to-head racing going on. Maybe some day I’ll actually compete again as I tend to run better when pushed. We then proceeded to the pub to watch the rugby (and upload the results over a dodgy GPRS connection) before moving on to the nearby Blue Anchor for a very pleasant meal.

Sometimes I can be so stupid! Yesterday afternoon I went to the Military League event that the Sarum juniors were organising at Turf Hill and Millersford. Things started well enough with the best split to the first control and, although my legs were sluggish in the heather and marsh, I didn’t feel too bad.

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Neil asking if I wanted to a lift to today’s event on Ibsley Common prompted me to put in a late entry. It’s an area I haven’t orienteered on before and one club member claimed it be the most technical in (or at least on the edge of) the New Forest. How could I resist?

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We went out to the SOC night event at Ocknell Inclosure this evening. Fortunately the afternoon’s rain gave way to a clear evening although this did mean waiting until after seven for it to be sufficiently dark. There was no chance of staying dry thought as the ground was pretty sodden.

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