Orienteering 1:09:17 [4] 9.0 km (7:42 / km)
QOC local event at Wheaton.
I signed up for Blue, knowing that Wheaton tends to be pretty fast, with frequent trail options. Tom Nolan set a very good Blue course that had a middle distance-y feel to it, which I really appreciate and don't get enough in QOC land.
I ran ok, though felt quite slow, unsurprisingly. I gave away about 2.5-3 minutes, mostly due to lack of focus on 4 and 11, a poor route choice on 16, and simply not seeing the flag or the "dot knoll" on 7.
Joe thrashed me by almost 6 minutes, which would have been even more had he not run around as a "wolf" for junior training this morning.
Speaking of junior training, I am really pleased with how it's been going. This year I decided that we had enough of a critical mass of juniors and engaged parents to have QOC junior training at every local event. Parents take turns organizing. It's been less work and stress for me, and great training offerings for our junior s throughout the year. The parents have stepped up in a big way, and have offered a great variety of trainings.