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Sunday Mar 18, 2018 #
9 AM
Walking warm up/down 33:29 2.61 km (12:51 / km) +17m 12:27 / km
ahr:103 max:126 shoes: 2017 Inov8 ArcticClaw 300
To start of Stage 2 at Morgan Territory
Orienteering race 1:05:54 3.99 km (16:31 / km) +160m 13:45 / km
ahr:134 max:156 spiked:16/20c shoes: 2017 Inov8 ArcticClaw 300
COW day/Stage 2 at Morgan Territory near Livermore, CA. Upper 40s to ~50F. Nominal stats 3.2 km, 120 m climb
Good courses both days by Matej Sebo.
Solid bearing to first and map reading to 2 and 3, with tricky navigation (and some confused gentlemen finding the wrong flags). I thought I was doing well to 4 attacking off the trail junction but was too far downhill; I saw several other Brown course competitors uphill from me (1 min). Partly it was because I couldn't quite see what was in the center of the circle (still can't now as I look at the map with just reading glasses but no magnifier). Passed those Brown runners on the way to 5, and another on the way to 6 (a copse? Really? Mapped as--I think--a tiny green dot among yellow and rocky ground, I noted only one tree stem on the vegetation with the flag).
Glen, and Sharon on Green, passed me as I was sliding under the barbed wire fence en route to 7. Good and steady through 10, then I stood near the road/trail junction SW that we'd passed on the way to start, trying to determine which side of the steep, massive reentrant I needed to be on to find 11, the water control. Eventually figured it out and followed intermittent trails, then dropped through area mapped as yellow to where I thought it should be, but looked downhill and saw a flag and several water jugs. Had to be mine so I worked my way down the steep hill to the flag (2 min, between the confusion about which side of reentrant, and then being too high on hillside), then took a less steep angle to climb back toward 12.
Good to 13, careful to 14 to avoid dropping until I was past the worst dark green; followed cow path most of the way to 15 and climbed at the end when I could see the two boulders near the tree.
16 was a short (~100m?) leg, across a field, path, rocky area, and over the rocky ledge to a large boulder (1.5m/3.5m). I was off to one side and turned the wrong way before reaching the trail where I turned back towards the correct boulder (2:20 min lost). I was extremely careful (albeit slow) to 17 to be sure I didn't go too far down the steep hill to the wrong boulder.
I had seen folks heading to a distinct tree which I though was my 18 (also a distinct tree) and I punched there, but the control number didn't match mine which was a distinct tree among dead/fallen ones (a green circle w/2 green x's), so I punched at the next tree too. Okay to 19 but then had to be careful on the descent to 20 so my time is slow compared to others on the course.
Most of my problems might have been lessened if I could have read the map better, in the areas near controls. Dennis noted on the shuttle ride back that the last time they'd used the area for a national meet the Brown maps were printed at 1:7500; we used 1:10000.
2nd F65 again (Penny was ~48 min). 19/37 on Brown when we left; fastest time was 36-37 min.
Good courses both days by Matej Sebo.
Solid bearing to first and map reading to 2 and 3, with tricky navigation (and some confused gentlemen finding the wrong flags). I thought I was doing well to 4 attacking off the trail junction but was too far downhill; I saw several other Brown course competitors uphill from me (1 min). Partly it was because I couldn't quite see what was in the center of the circle (still can't now as I look at the map with just reading glasses but no magnifier). Passed those Brown runners on the way to 5, and another on the way to 6 (a copse? Really? Mapped as--I think--a tiny green dot among yellow and rocky ground, I noted only one tree stem on the vegetation with the flag).
Glen, and Sharon on Green, passed me as I was sliding under the barbed wire fence en route to 7. Good and steady through 10, then I stood near the road/trail junction SW that we'd passed on the way to start, trying to determine which side of the steep, massive reentrant I needed to be on to find 11, the water control. Eventually figured it out and followed intermittent trails, then dropped through area mapped as yellow to where I thought it should be, but looked downhill and saw a flag and several water jugs. Had to be mine so I worked my way down the steep hill to the flag (2 min, between the confusion about which side of reentrant, and then being too high on hillside), then took a less steep angle to climb back toward 12.
Good to 13, careful to 14 to avoid dropping until I was past the worst dark green; followed cow path most of the way to 15 and climbed at the end when I could see the two boulders near the tree.
16 was a short (~100m?) leg, across a field, path, rocky area, and over the rocky ledge to a large boulder (1.5m/3.5m). I was off to one side and turned the wrong way before reaching the trail where I turned back towards the correct boulder (2:20 min lost). I was extremely careful (albeit slow) to 17 to be sure I didn't go too far down the steep hill to the wrong boulder.
I had seen folks heading to a distinct tree which I though was my 18 (also a distinct tree) and I punched there, but the control number didn't match mine which was a distinct tree among dead/fallen ones (a green circle w/2 green x's), so I punched at the next tree too. Okay to 19 but then had to be careful on the descent to 20 so my time is slow compared to others on the course.
Most of my problems might have been lessened if I could have read the map better, in the areas near controls. Dennis noted on the shuttle ride back that the last time they'd used the area for a national meet the Brown maps were printed at 1:7500; we used 1:10000.
2nd F65 again (Penny was ~48 min). 19/37 on Brown when we left; fastest time was 36-37 min.
11 AM
Walking warm up/down 10:00 [1] 0.6 km (16:40 / km)
shoes: 2017 Inov8 ArcticClaw 300
To shuttle pickup from finish, talking with Peter Goodwin.
Narrow, windy road and lack of turnaround space meant they had to hire small vans. They were party vans from a limo service (14-passenger), complete with drivers in white shirts and ties. I was impressed!
Narrow, windy road and lack of turnaround space meant they had to hire small vans. They were party vans from a limo service (14-passenger), complete with drivers in white shirts and ties. I was impressed!