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Saturday Mar 14, 2015 #
Orienteering race 1:11:34 [4] *** 7.3 km (9:48 / km) +175m 8:45 / km
16c shoes: Icebug olx 2nd
QOC Wheaton Red. Florence was directing and we got there early, set up numerous tent canopies acquired yesterday against the predicted all-day rain, put out signs, checked in with course setter Mihai, and got the first starts off on time.
I went out probably around 11. It was raining at the beginning, tapering off during the run. Wet in the woods, but I stopped noticing after the first couple of controls. A fast course, with easy control picking and a lot of trail running. The mistake I most often heard from others was not staying on the trail enough and trying to go straight through the woods. The woods were dense, full of little whippy branches and a few prickers.
I kept up a good pace but lost time due mostly to inattention, sometimes to drifting off course. From 1 to 2 I got started down the trail next to the lake, but forgot what I was doing and rounded the corner towards 3, then had to backtrack. From 9 to 10 I crossed the southern bridge but thought I was at the northern one, losing some time figuring it out. Leaving 10 I went towards 6 instead of 11. All little stuff, but added up to 5-6 minutes lost that could easily have been avoided.
I went out probably around 11. It was raining at the beginning, tapering off during the run. Wet in the woods, but I stopped noticing after the first couple of controls. A fast course, with easy control picking and a lot of trail running. The mistake I most often heard from others was not staying on the trail enough and trying to go straight through the woods. The woods were dense, full of little whippy branches and a few prickers.
I kept up a good pace but lost time due mostly to inattention, sometimes to drifting off course. From 1 to 2 I got started down the trail next to the lake, but forgot what I was doing and rounded the corner towards 3, then had to backtrack. From 9 to 10 I crossed the southern bridge but thought I was at the northern one, losing some time figuring it out. Leaving 10 I went towards 6 instead of 11. All little stuff, but added up to 5-6 minutes lost that could easily have been avoided.
Field work 30:00 [2] 1.5 km (20:00 / km)
shoes: Icebug olx 2nd
Picked up the 4 controls that didn't really fit into any of the other zones. One water stop, which I drove around to, salvaging 2 unopened bottles and a bag of cups.