Orienteering race 1:13:19 [4] 6.1 km (12:01 / km)
QOC Beer Chase, Jug Bay, Green course
I was in town ths weekend for my sister's birthday party and, luckily, QOC was having its end-of-year event, the Beer Chase. This has always been a great way to finish out the competition season, and today was no exception. The courses are composed of multiple loops (Green had 3) and lots of beer drinking -- one at the Start, one after each loop, and one at the Finish. These aren't bottles, of course, but still pretty sizable glasses. It was a beautiful day, enjoyable course, delicious food at the potluck, and lots of old friends to see. Too bad I DNFed. :-(
I had a goof on the first loop and was trying to make up some time on the second loop. I had fallen in step with Sam Listwak and was chatting away, probably too much, because I failed to see the third control and made a beeline for the fourth one. I kept pushing through the third loop and didn't realize I had missed a control until I downloaded. Oh well, it was still a lot of fun. So, I attribute my miss to the two Sams -- Listwak and Adams.
Since it was also the annual club meeting, I had a chance to tell everyone about the US Champs and Laramie Daze and why they should head out West this summer.