orienteering 1:09:14 [3] 4.4 km (15:44 / km) +95m 14:12 / km
weight:168.4lbs shoes: Falcon VJ - Footlok
Governor Dick is always a challenge for me somehow. I orienteered well for seven of ten controls - then came #8, a very long (1.5km) leg. I'd been peeking at it off and on from the start, knowing I often have difficulty with extra long legs. So I made a really bad decision on attacking the leg, then didn't even accomplish that. My license to orienteer was temporarily revoked, as I took almost 23 minutes on that control. It was revoked again near the finish, as I chose to wander through some truly difficult vegetation (warned about by course setter). I'm appealing the permanent revocation, hoping for a mere suspension until next week. Hopefully my chauffeur will understand why I needed to avoid public humiliation at the "Victory" Brewery on the way home. "Victory"! What victory?
And West Point's coming up. Oh dear. And Sandy F. turned down the "generous" offer to course control the Brown Courses there. Who knows what we'll experience.