orienteering 1:35:00 [4]
ahr:155 24c
RMOC "Scapegoat" race at Round Mountain. I ran at a steady pace -- h.r. around 155 -- that seems to be a pace I can maintain at altitude. If I go just a little bit harder, I start gasping for breath and walking even the slightest hill. If I stay right around 155, I can shuffle up gentle hills. The race was mass start and very clean woods (good visibility). A train of fit-looking locals latched on to Mikell for the first few K. I ran reasonably well for the first 6-7 km or so. Then I had a serious boom. I was sloppy attacking a control (point feature on a relatively bland hillside). I lost a good 3-4 minutes at that control. I suppose I finished around 7th or 8th overall. I was mostly satisfied. ST=89.