GAOC day 2, Mistletoe State Park, 8C and sunny
A very good day.
I felt a bit nervous on the way to the first control, stopped and looked at another control that wasn't mine, but after that I settled down. And I knew where I was for the rest of the course (except for a single minute of distraction). This was so nice! I could move with confidence through the terrain! Winsplits says I lost time on 4-5, but that was physical, not mental.
I was even able to stay calm when I caught my friend Sandy B, who had started 12 minutes ahead of me. I was able to mostly ignore her as we left 5, got to 6 and headed to 7. The hardest was to ignore her when I found 7 first and was on my way to 8 and she looked a bit befuddled. But I did it!
I did lose time near the end, on 11. I was coming to the road with Rick Breseman passing me, and I had in my head that I had to hit the road and turn right to the power pole. I never saw the power pole right in front of me as I hit the road, but I did look at the reentrant as I ran up the road and then the placement of the power pole, and I figured it out very quickly. One minute time loss.
Wow, this felt good. To actually know where I was and where I wanted to go, for 95% of the course. My local practice sessions paid off! And thanks to bbrooke for the Larabar recommendation. Ended up fastest woman on green today (and I'm supposed to be on brown this year, but I'm just not ready, mentally)
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