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Saturday Jun 21, 2014 #
Orienteering race 23:34 [5] *** 2.8 km (8:25 / km)
16c shoes: Adrenaline 3
Pragelato, Italy. Day 1 of Val Chisone 2-Day. Well, this was tremendous fun. The map was from last year's WMOC sprint qualification, used here for only the second time. The course stayed to one side of the main road, but crossed the river (on bridges). No forest running, although the longer courses had a little bit. All in a little resort village of disorganized chalets and fenced-in yards, hemmed in on both sides by 3000-meter mountains, and, oh yeah, two gigantic ski jumps left over from the 2006 Olympics. Spectacular snow-covered peaks looming above.
I had been incredibly nervous about the whole situation -- last-minute car rental, driving out of the city, screwing up at the first toll booth (I couldn't figure out how to roll down the window!), wrestling with what to do with the car overnight, wondering if I could find the venue, what a mess. But as I drove into the village, there was a control hung from a post out in front of a big parking lot, and in no time I was punching the start and grabbing a map.
The run went pretty well. One bad mistake miscounting the little alleys and dead-ending in sight of the control. A few other bobbles but nothing else serious. Ended up 1st out of 5 in M60, ahead by 4 min. Definitely a little winded on account of the mile-high altitude. Tomorrow is a middle-distance at even higher elevation, with combined times determining the 2-day winner.
I had been incredibly nervous about the whole situation -- last-minute car rental, driving out of the city, screwing up at the first toll booth (I couldn't figure out how to roll down the window!), wrestling with what to do with the car overnight, wondering if I could find the venue, what a mess. But as I drove into the village, there was a control hung from a post out in front of a big parking lot, and in no time I was punching the start and grabbing a map.
The run went pretty well. One bad mistake miscounting the little alleys and dead-ending in sight of the control. A few other bobbles but nothing else serious. Ended up 1st out of 5 in M60, ahead by 4 min. Definitely a little winded on account of the mile-high altitude. Tomorrow is a middle-distance at even higher elevation, with combined times determining the 2-day winner.
