1. | Knowing it always takes me a while to figure out where I am on the map, I let Sandra run ahead to the first control so that I could figure out where to run next by the time I got there. | ||||||
2. | +00:20 | I believe I had placed a control here while studying the old map before the event. Not that it helped. I stayed in the clearing for as long as possible, passing just to the right of the hill with the eastern cliff, but after going through the aspen I had no plan of attack. I ended up relocating on the hill due W of the control and didn't lose too much time. | |||||
3. | A good leg, I think. I ran straight and used the clearings to attack. | ||||||
4. | +00:15 | Stayed slightly right to avoid climb, then steered towards the main reeantrant. I should have stayed on the spur and used the clearing to attack - a slight route choice mistake. | |||||
5. | Straight, using the small hill in the clearing, and the reenttrant behind it to guide me towards the right hill. | ||||||
6. | Went left of the aspen and followed the aspen boundary. Might have been better to run straight. | ||||||
7. | Easy leg, just graze the aspen and spike. I almost collide with Rex on the way out because the guy checking my card is standing too close to the control. | ||||||
8. | +00:10 | I swing left so I can see the big clearing to my left. Rex picks a straighter route. | |||||
9. | Through the dry lake, being a bit apprehensive about the possibility of twisting an ankle. | ||||||
10. | +00:02 | Again an easy leg as the feature is clearly visible from far away. I run around the wrong side of it though (right) and lose a couple of seconds. | |||||
11. | Straight, reading the map well and knowing exactly what to look for. | ||||||
12. | +00:05 | The terrain guides me to the right of the aspen, which is not the best route. I zag back to swing clear of the rock features. | |||||
13. | +01:20 | Through the marsh and into the clearing. Even though I can see the rocks ahead, I become suspicious of how the vegetation is sticking out about half way down the clearing, and climb up to the dot knoll where there is another control. I then swing back in a circle before I'm sure of my mistake. Rex has passed me again. | |||||
14. | +00:10 | I stay left so I can see the clearing. Rex picks a straighter route. | |||||
15. | Straight, using the boulder clusters en route to navigate. | ||||||
16. | +00:15 | I aim too far right and almost end up on the two dot knolls. I'm probably paying a bit too much attention to Rex and how much I want to get away from him. | |||||
17. | +00:05 | I head off too far to the south, but realize my mistake when I hit the clearing. I aim for the bigger clearing, but stay a bit to the right of it to avoid an unecessary zag. | |||||
18. | +00:25 | I should have realized that the hill/spur is the only useful attack point, but instead swing left towards the nice, big features that are of course not on the map. I make sure to correct as we get closer to the reentrant, and avert total disaster. | |||||
19. | The rough open is a pain in the ass, and on the next few controls I am severely penalized for not training more in the terrain. I don't remember exactly how I find this control, but I suspect it involved spotting the main reentrant and staying to the right of it. | ||||||
20. | +00:30 | I cannot quite figure out the rock features as I'm getting close to the main climb, and climb up on the right side of the cliff to the E of the control. When I don't find the control behind it I immediately know where I am, and finding it from there is easy. I guess I wanted to avoid hitting to the right and having to backtrack, which would have been a bigger mistake. | |||||
21. | +00:45 | I drop a bit too early by the boulder cluster just left of the line, and end up below the control. I should have stayed on the spur until finding the bare rock. | |||||
22. | +00:20 | The rock features are a bit cofusing, and I don't read the map well enough to get to the bag in an efficient manner. | |||||
23. | I stay on the line and see the aspen to my left before starting to climb back up. I sacrifice some altitude, but the navigation is easy. | ||||||
24. | +00:15 | I plan going straight, but stupidly try to avoid a few meters of climb by going right of the main hill. The aspen is really nasty, and I'm forced to climb almost to the top. I make sure not to miss to the left, which is easily done since the spur is vague at first. | |||||
25. | Straight, using the trail and the rough open to aid my compass navigation. | ||||||
26. | +00:10 | I'm a bit confused as the 'bare rock' is more of a pillar. The hesitation costs me a few seconds. | |||||
27. | I curve slightly to the right of the first hill, then use the aspen / spur to check my bearing. | ||||||
F. | For some reason the streamers are pointing towards the road. Why would people be coming from the road? |
Total Time Lost - 00:05:07