Running - Trail / Grass warm up/down 7:00 [2] 0.91 mi (7:41 / mi) +20m 7:12 / mi
ahr:135 max:151 shoes: VJ Twister (US size 10.5) - 2
Warm-up for orienteering at Pontiac Lake.
Orienteering race (long distance) 1:44:59 [2] *** 12.89 km (8:09 / km) +385m 7:05 / km
ahr:158 max:170 25c slept:6.0 shoes: VJ Twister (US size 10.5) - 2
U.S. Team Trials long distance race at Pontiac Lake Recreation Area. I made a large (3 minute) mistake on the third control then had a pretty good run for the rest of the course, although my legs were gradually fading for the last 40 minutes or so. Fortunately, I avoided any profound bonking of the kind I experienced at the Umstead (North Carolina) meet in early March. My map handling and reading technique had some noticable clumsiness and inefficiency, which probably cost me a 1-2% slowdown over the course.
Nick Duca won in 95:xx. Wyatt Riley was the top Team Trials runner. Wyatt caught me (3 minutes) at control #3, I pulled away from him, then he caught me again around #9 before pulling away at #14, where I made a nearly 1-minute hesitation. I didn't see him for the rest of the course (after a glimpse coming into #15), and he finished about 1:20 before me.