Orienteering race 1:04:17 [5] 3.1 km (20:44 / km)
US Champs Day 2 Pound Ridge.
Lovely forest, good map, nice course, weather clear but humid, but very mediocre performance.
5 minute error on 5. Veered off too far to the left. Think I almost was at control 2. Realized I had to go east, and the trail would catch me. Found the control, but not after quite a sojourn.
Stupid error on 7. From 6, angled off to the trail planning on using the trail crossing as a turning point. Came to the crossing, but only saw 3 trails like a junction, not a crossing. Rather than stopping for a moment and looking more carefully, I saw a junction further up on the map, and figured I must have missed the crossing. In retrospect, I know it was impossible. It wasn't a true crossing, but the trail on the left took off a few meters past the one on the right and was not real distinct. I ran back up the hill for 200 m or so before I realized what I had done. At least a 6 minute error.