Orienteering race 1:10:54 [4] 6.8 km (10:26 / km) +255m 8:47 / km
Started off the course really good for the first 4 controls. Then I got overconfident, stopped reading the map as much as I should, and totally blew control 5. I really wasn't that far off, but I went the wrong direction once I got to the hillside, ended up on the super steep section, and then kind of thought I was going to fall down the hill and die when I finally realized what I had done and that I had to go back across the super steep hillside. Thankfully I made it without falling down the hill, but I lost a good 6+ minutes here. I made a few other, smaller mistakes up through control 10, but nothing more than a minute or so I'd say. Going to 11, I totally missed the trail I planned on taking and didn't realize it until I saw the building much farther along the trail I was on, but it was a pretty easy correction to go the other way, and I probably didn't lose that much time. After 11 I was pretty clean for the rest of the course, and was really able to push the pace for the last several controls. It didn't make up for my earlier mistakes, but it was good to end strong, and I honestly really enjoyed this course, if only I could have control 5 back. Still, a solid 2-day performance, considering how little orienteering I have been doing lately.
