Running warm up/down (Off trail/Road) 10:00 [2] 0.5 mi (20:00 / mi)
(injured) shoes: Silva O' Spikes (Rubber)
Warm up run with the group.
Orienteering race (A-Meet Blue) 3:07:00 [4] **** 9.6 km (19:29 / km) +355m 16:26 / km
spiked:10/16c (injured) shoes: Silva O' Spikes (Rubber)
GAOC Georgia Navigator Cup - FDR State Park, Pine Mountain, Georgia.
~40F, intermitten rain.
1-unusually long leg (from my previous experience). Took my time to get there, but hit it pretty clean.
2-stopped too soon before the control. Lost a couple minutes there.
3-went down wrong reentrant and adding 3 extra lines of climb.
4-tried to follow the red line but misread the reentrant and got disoriented. Probably took an extra 20-30 minutes to finally relocate and find the bag.
5-Ran up the spur, east on road, and north down the knoll.
6-Ran NE down slope to path till just past the steep part of reentrant, then bear N to control.
7-Took straight bearing.
8-Avoided the extra climb and ran around the spur to the big valley. Then bore S to control.
9-Followed the spur up to road but drifted too far W. Then proceeded to run down wrong spur looking for control. Tried relocating twice before figuring out what I did wrong. Probably lost 20-30 minutes there.
10-Followed trail to S of knoll.
11-Went E to creek junction, then N along creek to control.
12-Took straight bearing.
13-Tried to take a straight bearing, but drifted N of red line. Or was it S? Not really sure what happened there. Lost >30 minutes running in circles failing at relocatiing myself. Finally had Steve Barnhart run by to tell me where I was.
14-Again tried a straight bearing and miss. Probably drifted N of control, then went a line below and passed by it heading S.
15-Across the creek and onto the trail W, then took straight bearing from trail junction.
16-Trail.
Very disappointing results. Even though it was unfamiliar terrain for me, I just lost my head out there and made a lot of dumb mistakes. Came in 7:00 overtime, so result wasn't even listed :(
Left knee is very sore. For the first time noticeable pain can be felt during the run. Ice and stretch back at the hotel.