Long Champs (or is it ultra-long, or extended, which sounds like maybe we're talking about pain medication). Bonehead mistake on the way to 1, rest was ok. Legs mostly ok.
I'll post the maps this evening, airport connection is fine for downloading, impossible for uploading. But, hey, it's free!
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So here are my routes --
beginning and end, and
middle.
Don't know what happened on the way to #1. Wasn't quite sure where I was on the N-S trail, ran by the junction without seeing it, and carried on for a distressingly long time before coming to grips with what had happened.
Rather bad way to start a run, halfway to first control and I'd already blown off 4 minutes or so. But I kept my head together pretty well.
I'd seen Charlie before I started, he'd had an early start and said he ran 1:42, and Glen had run 1:23. So 1:23 was the goal, though I was not optimistic. It seemed to take a long time to get out to the SW part of the course, but at least I was making good progress. I got to #9 in 55 minutes, looked at what was left and figured 20 minutes to #10 was the best I could do, if that, and another 10 minutes from 10 to the finish, so maybe 1:25 was possible. I entertained myself on the way to 10 by setting up time goals to various intermediate points and seeing if I could meet them -- and that kept me plugging along, did the leg in 19:50, getting there at 1:15. Over and down to the stream crossing, started up the hill at 1:20, maybe 1:23+ was possible, walked the steeper part, saw the flag from a ways below, looked at my watch, just past 1:21, grit the teeth and started running, rest of the way up the hill and a good effort right to the finish, 1:22:33. Excellent, except there were a couple other guys in a 1:22:15 or so.
Oh, well, a good effort after a bad start, and a reminder that being tired or fat or out of shape is no reason not to put out 100% anyway. Orienteering has always been hard work. No reason to expect that to change.
A really nice long weekend. Fine courses all three days and excellent company.