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West Point A-meet: Sunday Classic, Green X

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1. P D P R 3 +03:00All pumped up ready to go. Started to the triangle and was having a real hard time reading the map with alot of detail - note to oneself get glasses. Saw the road depicted on the route to #1 and assumed it was the road at the call up line and off I go fast. Hit the major road and things don't make sense - then the sinking feeling in your stomach - man have I botched it up. Turn around and full sprint back the other way - this leaves the worst taste in your mouth that you have to deal with the rest of the race.
2. P D P R 3 Full out trying to make up the lost time - pass Bob Lux and Liz. Along the edges of the swamps into the control. Spike.
3. P D P R 4 +01:30Really hard time reading all the detail. Onto the road past the junction - did not see the trail to the left on the map - so I take it trying to figure out where I am. Cut across the green in the re-entrant and get up on the ridge. Very hesitant here as I am thinking the two cliffs are the ones near the control but are higher up the re-entrant. See Tiivo just leaving the control and Tim just coming in - have lost 3min already. Try and get out as quick as possible to stay ahead of Tim.
4. P D P R Race with Tiivo to control. I go higher on the ridge while Tiivo drops lower. Tiivo beats me to the control - no Tim yet.
5. P D P R Tiivo and me going across the green. Hit the clearing at the trail - keep going down the hill across the road and hit the marsh up through the green and climb the hill. Make sure I am at the right level and there it is - Tiivo is higher up messing about. Spike.
6. P D P R +01:30Up on top of the hill and run across the top and side of hill up the saddle. Slide down this 10 ft cliff face - yikes. To the swamp and what am I looking for - stand around for 30-40 seconds to figure out. Circle not quite centered on the feature. Yuk. Good run to the circle but futz around.
7. P D P R +01:00Could not read the detail here - glasses stupid. Got too high and then saw Tim come into the control below.
8. P D P R +00:30Climbed out of the control over the hill while Tim went around. Got to the swamp before Tim and started the climb up the side of the hill. Tim starts pulling away.
9. P D P R Really hard reading this area. Bearing and hope I find something. Following Tim for the most part.
10. P D P R Down the cliff faces.
11. P D P R +00:30Swung too far right to miss the green. Lost Tim on this route - see him leaving 11 for 12.
12. P D P R Nice easy run. Could see Tim a long ways ahead. Spike.
13. P D P R +00:30Lost Tim out of the control. Bearing and avoid the rock as much as possible - use the downhill as the catching feature with the spur on the right hand side. Spike but slow.
14. P D P R Easy run.
F. P D P R Chase George down the hill - did not catch him until the punch. George is fast.

Total Time Lost - 00:08:30


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