Cycling race 43:09 [4] 8.8 km (4:54 / km)
Lake Accotink Advanced MTBO - hadn't entirely appreciated when I set MTBO courses here a couple of seasons ago just how much rougher/strewn with minor human-installed obstacles the trails are than the ones at Rosaryville. Fun trying to navigate a denser trail network at speed - course was less route choicy than what I did but probably calling for a bit more split second decision making in consequence, rather than pondering route choices on long legs. Was fairly clean, just under 2 minute lost says AP to one poor route choice (should have taken the time to turn the bike around and leave the control in the other direction from 7 to 8), one map problem and one silly riding past the finish and having to come back up the hill, and had plenty of power to the pedals, when called for, but I'm sure I was losing lots of time on the more technical sections of trail to more confident descenders and bunnyhoppers of small logs laying across the trails. Still, good enough for second place. I wonder what it would take to interest Jeff Dickey (1st, just over 5 minutes ahead) in the national team - my impression is he may be too successful in straight MTB racing, at least locally, to be tempted.
Orienteering race 56:45 [4] 7.4 km (7:40 / km)
QOC Lake Accotink Red - second again, much closer behind Ken than I was behind Jeff Dickey in the MTBO, with a slightly less clean performance that a compass probably would have ameliorated. Will be satisfied with that, especially the fact that the hamstring tweaked in the 5K a week ago Saturday didn't complain, during or afterwards.