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Sunday Apr 17, 2016 #
Orienteering race 1:30:45 [4] *** 8.0 km (11:21 / km) +200m 10:05 / km
spiked:22/25c shoes: Icebug olx 2nd
QOC Gunston Hall Blue. Brand new map! (Who can resist?) Tom Strat did a great job on this map. I found it accurate and easy to read. One might quibble with some of the symbols, but it doesn't detract from the overall effect.
I ran Blue, longer than usual, because I wanted the extra length for training, and the idea was to keep a steady pace throughout. No significant navigational issues. For some reason I got too far west on #5, even though the control was only 100m from the attackpoint. I lost focus 13-14 with all the criss-crossing and navigated towards 7 for a while, then recovered badly. Terrible split on #17, but I don't think the map accurately reflected the difficulties. I tried to thread the needle around the south end of the green, but it extended well down the slope and made any attempt from the south side useless. After that, comparing splits with Vido, I seem to have held up well in the steeper section at the end, and that was certainly the goal.
Fun course, and the map now opens up the possibility of a megacourse, combining Mason Neck, Gunston, Pohick, and Meadowoood.
Yes, Valerie, there were butterflies, easy enough to ID even on the run. Zebra Swallowtails, whose host plant, Pawpaw, grows all along the edge of the Potomac, and Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, more ecumenical, flapping their big yellow wings through the forested and grassy areas. Both first-of-year for me.
I ran Blue, longer than usual, because I wanted the extra length for training, and the idea was to keep a steady pace throughout. No significant navigational issues. For some reason I got too far west on #5, even though the control was only 100m from the attackpoint. I lost focus 13-14 with all the criss-crossing and navigated towards 7 for a while, then recovered badly. Terrible split on #17, but I don't think the map accurately reflected the difficulties. I tried to thread the needle around the south end of the green, but it extended well down the slope and made any attempt from the south side useless. After that, comparing splits with Vido, I seem to have held up well in the steeper section at the end, and that was certainly the goal.
Fun course, and the map now opens up the possibility of a megacourse, combining Mason Neck, Gunston, Pohick, and Meadowoood.
Yes, Valerie, there were butterflies, easy enough to ID even on the run. Zebra Swallowtails, whose host plant, Pawpaw, grows all along the edge of the Potomac, and Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, more ecumenical, flapping their big yellow wings through the forested and grassy areas. Both first-of-year for me.