Orienteering race (snow) 1:07:00 [4] *** 5.3 km (12:38 / km) +285m 9:58 / km
spiked:14/14c shoes: Ice bugs
OTNT Afton Mass finish "red" course set by Linear Ice. Fun format (starting at time that you predict will result in your finishing at the set time (1:30 pm in this case). After factoring in snow depth and climb , I thought that 12 mins/km = 64 mins would be about my time so I selected a start time of 12:26 . Snow was crusty and broke through often; also made good progress following deer tracks where snow was compacted.
Finished at 67 min so 3 mins off the prediction = 67 + 3 penalty = 70 min net time ... much closer than many
It was quite a work out. group retired to Chili and beer at Erin's after.. THANK YOU