Race Evaluation
OOC Cité des Jeunes: Long advanced
boyle
| 1. | For what should have been a straightforward sprint, Alex and I messed around elephant tracks before I stumbled on control. | ||||||
| 2. | N back to parking lot and out trail on W of tiny lot through woods and SW up the ravine, then I stuck to the contour to control. | ||||||
| 3. | NW to edge of ridge and then did my best to stay on same contour around cliff sides and came out at giant cliff though I didn't see control for ages. Met Richard. | ||||||
| 4. | Richard was coming back from failed attempt down W cliff. So I NE sprinted to trail while he set bearing and I'm sure my choice was right (for me). Didn't see Richard again. His car was still there when I had to leave with the news of Grandad's passing. | ||||||
| 5. | Hard run N through woods seeking beaver dam for crossing through green. Took too long before I realised I had to head straight up, not around hill. | ||||||
| 6. | NNW to trail, then mowed ski trail cross open land, E on elephant tracks too early and fought through woods before getting to valley, up valley side to BLUE pond and round pond to a control we've used many time, thus the precise routing. | ||||||
| 7. | I blew the next section as I often do: WNW to trails, then N and then meant to contour round big hill W of control. Somehow I often mess up this plan, attempts at relocating were not working well but I saw Stefan heading where I knew was right. He went straight up and straight down and so did I. | ||||||
| 8. | Stefan out ran me on the leg and I drifted right. I had to use all three ponds to get back to control | ||||||
| 9. | Straight W to water feature to follow N and W to control but that plan was not working well at all until Emily flew by and I just used her. | ||||||
| 10. | I glued myself to Emily and set my fastest leg. If only there was always someone to navigate for me and I could enjoy simple racing through the woods. That would be so nice. | ||||||
| 11. | I tried to stick with Emily but backed off as I began to wonder if she had punched during the brief moments she was out of sight. There was an awful lot of navigation required for a hill-top control. I had to relocate of paved path and ditch. I'm telling myself that Grandad died during this leg and thus the distraction. The timing's right. | ||||||
| 12. |
Did not read control description | I was looking for trail rather than cliff. Can you tell I rarely use control sheets? | |||||
| 13. | I don't understant how a hill-top control can require so much navigating and other stragglers. | ||||||
| 14. | This time at least I could see the correct hilltop from the hilltop I was standing on. | ||||||
| F. | Finish control off in the middle of the woods??? |
Total Time Lost - 00:00:00