Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park

In order to show you how the winners of the 100 points ran their respective courses, here are a copy of their routes. Patrick has also supplied a few comments from how he ran his course.

Long Course - Patrick Higgins (LVO)

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"I had planned to take the small path going through into the open grass going to the first control, however I missed it when running and kept going and ran on till the road, which worked ok but seemed to have lost time in comparison to others.

On the long legs 3 and 6 I went as straight as I could, slowly through the odd patch of nettles, but I was able to use this time for planning the upcoming legs. However with both these opportunities I didn’t manage to spot the path going straight to number 7.

I made a mistake in trying to cut through the bushes on the way number 8 and ended up caught, having to fight my way through, but had I ran an extra 25 metres round the bushes I would have saved a lot more time, but hindsight is a wonderful thing!

Number 9 was proper sprint orienteering, hopping across the stepping stones although it seems it was faster to go round the edge, but was it as enjoyable?!

I got caught in a small hedge which caught me for surprise on the way to 13, where I later stood scratching my head rechecking my descriptions and wondering was it on the bolder marked on the map?!

I cut through the open area again on the way to 14, although straighter it seems it was faster to go round the road, or perhaps I’m not running fast enough!

Thanks to Declan for a very enjoyable course. Roll on Ormeau Park!"

Short Course - Josh Gilmore (LVO)

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