Orienteering race 1:33:49 [5] *** 3.0 km (31:16 / km) +100m 26:48 / km
spiked:9/16c shoes: INOV8 Bare Grips
This was a very bad day. I messed up on 2--looking on the wrong side of the trail. After that, I did well until I got to 7. It was located in a pit, with a large rock monolith on one side, and a large log on the diagonal across. I climbed over the log and dropped to the ground and did really bad things to my left knee. Since I don't have to be manly, I made a distressing sound which freaked out several other people near there., I sat for a while, pushed the kneecap back in placer, and got up and punched the control, and managed to somehow get out of the pit. Then I walked very slowly, taking baby steps because my knee was hurting a lot, to controls 8 and 9. I continued on to 10, but since it was very unstable and I could feel it trying to fall out again, I decided to quit and walk back to the finish. I didn't want to mess up the cartilage, or have the embarrassment of having to have others bring me in. So I walked over the spur very slowly, got on the road and walked into the finish.
On the way home, I put both knee braces I had been wearing on the one knee, then iced it down after a MacDonald's stop. We had a ten hour ride home, so it was mostly immobilized, but it was difficult to walk when I would get out of the car.
This afternoon I see the sports doctor.
Unfortunately, this accident overshadowed the good times we had, and the courses and venue which were really challenging, but lots of fun,.