Champion in the Making

We were orienteering at Guisecliff near Summerbridge today in the first round of the Compass Sport Cup which is an inter club competition. Sadly, despite a good turnout by our club members, we finished in third place behind the Sheffield club and then the Lakeland Club. I made a significant error en route to the first control which cost me a number of placings and I am also still feeling tired. Whenever I push my exertion to higher performance I feel all washed out and wimpy?! Yet three weeks ago I was bounding through the forest and getting close to my friendly rivals?? Tony also had a jelly legged episode half way round his course and had his pulse taken by a fellow competitor! Despite this he still managed to finish in 11th place. What a pair we are.

This is one of our very junior club members at the penultimate control, enjoying the mud and the fun!