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Friday Jan 13, 2017 #
12 PM
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It has been several years since I have attended the George Navigator Club (GNC), which is traditionally held over the MLK holiday weekend. As I was rounding into shape in the fall, I put this even ton the schedule, especially after seeing that there was a Friday Sprint added…four event long weekend, what could be better?! Well, that and not having to load up my van with a ton of results display supplies…
Flew into Atlanta, Georgia this morning, and then drove to Whitesburg area, to the McIntosh Reserve, the Sprint location.
Paid the $5 park entrance fee and documented the transaction...
…and onto the meet pavilion.
Go figure, the first people I see but the ladies from the Aleksieva family – Petya, Nicole (F10), and Diana (F18), from QOC. Always nice to see familiar faces...
The next person was McIntosh himself…well, maybe not.
Someone I see less often is Martha Carr, who was the Start line call up volunteer for Friday-Sunday’s events.
Back to business…
And then one more photo. Now go away.
With a couple of hours until my start, I scoped out the Sart…
And then the Finish.
Paying attention to what I could see from viewing area was helpful later on.
Flew into Atlanta, Georgia this morning, and then drove to Whitesburg area, to the McIntosh Reserve, the Sprint location.
Paid the $5 park entrance fee and documented the transaction...
…and onto the meet pavilion.
Go figure, the first people I see but the ladies from the Aleksieva family – Petya, Nicole (F10), and Diana (F18), from QOC. Always nice to see familiar faces...
The next person was McIntosh himself…well, maybe not.
Someone I see less often is Martha Carr, who was the Start line call up volunteer for Friday-Sunday’s events.
Back to business…
And then one more photo. Now go away.
With a couple of hours until my start, I scoped out the Sart…
And then the Finish.
Paying attention to what I could see from viewing area was helpful later on.
2 PM
Orienteering race (Sprint - Brown) 24:07 [3] *** 2.4 km (10:03 / km) +30m 9:27 / km
ahr:142 max:161
FR = 1.52 miles with 27.6 m climb
Won a course split!!!
Map
Tracks
Made sure I taped and greased my feet, wore rainbow strip socks and purple shoes. It clouded over a bit later in the day, so temps were actually about the same at 2:40 as they were when I got there at 11:30, around 70 F. Still warmer than I would have liked, but I hoped to be finished in under 30 minutes. Started at my assigned start time. Pretty straight forward sprint, once I accepted that some woods navigation was required. Embraced the woods and won the split from 9-10.
I was very pleased with this effort, finishing just over 10 minutes per k, 1st of four in F55, and 4th of 25 on Brown. QOC members Diana A and Francis H were 2nd & 3rd overall on Brown. We held the top three spots until the very end, when Jim B snuck into 1st by 8 seconds over Diana. No feet issues or other injuries.
Dinner at an Italian place in Lagrange. Bread was great, pasta swimming in sauce, so not good, and service was lacking, but it was better than McD’s.
Day 1 of 4 in the books.
Won a course split!!!
Map
Tracks
Made sure I taped and greased my feet, wore rainbow strip socks and purple shoes. It clouded over a bit later in the day, so temps were actually about the same at 2:40 as they were when I got there at 11:30, around 70 F. Still warmer than I would have liked, but I hoped to be finished in under 30 minutes. Started at my assigned start time. Pretty straight forward sprint, once I accepted that some woods navigation was required. Embraced the woods and won the split from 9-10.
I was very pleased with this effort, finishing just over 10 minutes per k, 1st of four in F55, and 4th of 25 on Brown. QOC members Diana A and Francis H were 2nd & 3rd overall on Brown. We held the top three spots until the very end, when Jim B snuck into 1st by 8 seconds over Diana. No feet issues or other injuries.
Dinner at an Italian place in Lagrange. Bread was great, pasta swimming in sauce, so not good, and service was lacking, but it was better than McD’s.
Day 1 of 4 in the books.