Race Evaluation
Flying Pig X (OCIN): Sprint-Blue
hkleaf
| 1. | +00:05 | A bit slow coming out of the start triangle, but hit control cleanly. | |||||
| 2. |
Lacked confidence Unused to map +00:10 | Lacking confidence a bit, still running slower than desired, but again hit control cleanly | |||||
| 3. |
No attack point Bad route choice Lacked concentration +04:45 | Contact lens in my right eye was poked out by a branch. Actually spent about a minute trying to put it back in without success. My hands were too dirty anyways. After dropping the lens to the ground and losing it for good, I decided to go on one-eyed. This took some getting used to. I was already a bit disoriented by the incident, and now my eyes can't focus clearly. I proceeded in the next minute or two overrunning the control a line below where it's hung, all the while running into various trees and shrubs. Finally relocated at the big ditch SW of flag and backtracked to control. | |||||
| 4. | Straight bearing. | ||||||
| 5. | No problem. Went around reentrants then follow top of spur to root stock. A bit slow punching. | ||||||
| 6. | Running with a couple of guys by now. Went up over the spur and down. Bearing was slightly off to the left. | ||||||
| 7. | Pretty much followed the red line and contoured around. It wasn't fast, but the footing wasn't terrible either. Saw a guy went up and around the ditches. That may be a slightly better route choice given the ground conditions. | ||||||
| 8. | Went around right of first ditch, then down and up to the camp ground. Ran straight through to the flag. | ||||||
| 9. | Didn't plan ahead when going to 8, so was a bit slow coming out of it. Ran the pavement until the first semi-open area, then across past the next pavement into the white. Picked up the trail and came out left of the building. | ||||||
| 10. | Avoided the climb and ran around the reentrants. Someone just ahead of me at 9 took the straight line. It was a shorter route but not a faster one. | ||||||
| 11. | Mostly followed the red line through the open forest and field. By now I'm getting more used to the map and the speed. | ||||||
| 12. | Straight. | ||||||
| F. | Straight to the finish chute. I really wanted to pick up more speed but the ground was so uneven I ended up spending more energy trying not to sprain my ankles. |
Total Time Lost - 00:05:00