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Friday Apr 4, 2014 #
3 PM
orienteering race 1:22:16 [4] *** 4.4 km (18:42 / km) +240m 14:41 / km
18c shoes: Green VJ Integrators
Flying Pig XVIII - Bear Creek Scout Reservation Middle - Green (F-Green)
Pretty much all-around pathetic performance this weekend, but these things happen.
We arrived and walked up the hill to packet pickup, only to find out packets weren't ready. Sorry, but this should not be something tossed together at the last minute. Had to wait at least a good 45 minutes, which totally threw off all other preparation. For me, eating lunch within the hour before running is not ideal. (But not eating for several hours before is also not an option.) Then had to hustle and dress.
I thought these courses would be too long as soon as I saw the published lengths, and I was right. I didn't totally get the middle feel here, either.
Crossed hugely swollen creek three times, up to above knees, unable to see bottom in muddy water.
Braindead error on 3, climbed wrong ditch on 5 and encountered the wire fence (easily remedied, but still...) Approaching 9, the saturated soil slid right away beneath my feet and I ended up on my butt in the mud. Entering field to 12, fell and turned my entire left hand into a mud blob. Another braindead error headed to 16, in which I misjudged which side of a building I was on and turned down the wrong trail. (Which I should have realized since I was headed to a place I had already been.)
Pretty much all-around pathetic performance this weekend, but these things happen.
We arrived and walked up the hill to packet pickup, only to find out packets weren't ready. Sorry, but this should not be something tossed together at the last minute. Had to wait at least a good 45 minutes, which totally threw off all other preparation. For me, eating lunch within the hour before running is not ideal. (But not eating for several hours before is also not an option.) Then had to hustle and dress.
I thought these courses would be too long as soon as I saw the published lengths, and I was right. I didn't totally get the middle feel here, either.
Crossed hugely swollen creek three times, up to above knees, unable to see bottom in muddy water.
Braindead error on 3, climbed wrong ditch on 5 and encountered the wire fence (easily remedied, but still...) Approaching 9, the saturated soil slid right away beneath my feet and I ended up on my butt in the mud. Entering field to 12, fell and turned my entire left hand into a mud blob. Another braindead error headed to 16, in which I misjudged which side of a building I was on and turned down the wrong trail. (Which I should have realized since I was headed to a place I had already been.)
Sunday Mar 30, 2014 #
Note
Sounds like I made a good decision when I stayed home this morning. I don't usually mind orienteering in the rain, but I took one look at this cold yuck and rolled back over in bed.