Garmin didn't start. Or I pressed the button 2x.
Very much a runners course with the first 12 controls in the town of Arnprior and the final 9 controls tightly packed in and around the park (arena). Given the length, endurance was a factor. 4.1k should be close to actual running distance, not red line, per IOF rules.
I had 1 - #1 split, 1 - #3 split, and 3 - #4 splits. But then I had some ugly splits too...
Finished 17th of 42. Maybe 45-60 seconds of errors and hesitations. A bit disappointing, but a decent run.
DQ'd myself on the first control. Misread the clue sheet. Was expecting control on the outside corner of fence (the START control was the outside corner), #1 was on the inside corner. SI Unit was reachable over the fence - so I did. Realized that was a DQ when I finished. Self-reported but informally protested at the same time on the grounds that a) it should not have been reachable over the fence AND b) other runners may have done the same thing. The DQ was reversed because they agreed with reasons. Yea!
20-25 seconds (HUGE) lost on #2. It was in plain view below a wall in front of a fence, but I was expecting it to be behind the fence. Didn't see it as I ran right by and over it.
5 seconds on #11 - trouble seeing the control among a bunch of single mapped trees and bushes.
5 senconds on #12 - didn't spot the control behind a boulder/bush until I was right on top of it, and then had to wait for someone else to punch. If I'd seen it sooner I coulda beat them to the box...
20 seconds (HUGE) on #14. Single tree next to a hedgeline. Misread the map and went offline along the wrong veg boundary.
2-3 seconds on # 15 - bad route down the only hill to the beach (took the trail which added a small amount of distance).
2-3 seconds at 19 to find the go control on the map.
1-2 seconds in the finish shoot avoiding a collision with a girl that cut suddenly into my path.
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