Race Evaluation
2021 Orienteering USA Nationals: C5
bhall
| 1. | P | D | +00:25 | Didn't have a plan, just kinda compassed and ran, intimidated by looking at 1-2 and also just walking up the hill cause I knew I am not fit enough to start the race running up it. Was fine, but could've had a better bearing and also did not lead to good focus for the rest of the course. | |||
| 2. | P | D | R | +09:00 | A big, big mess. Felt like I was not fast enough to take the trail, thought I would be fine technically to go straight, and I was for the first half. Hit the trail and the saddle and the rock and the stream bed exactly where I wanted, got over the swamp (field) and up the reentrant, and then fell apart. Compass was bad, ended up bailing to the trail and then trying to attack again, missed again and got to the higher rocks, attacked again from there carefully and almost missed yet again but got to it. | ||
| 3. | P | D | +02:50 | Bad compass again cause the mistake from 2 was in my head, got to far and thought I hit the trail (though GPS doesn't show that?) almost missed the stone wall again but found it. Ugh. | |||
| 4. | This was ok but very slow, was not moving well and was definitely still beating myself up about 2 and 3. | ||||||
| 5. | Ok. | ||||||
| 6. | D | R | +01:40 | Didn't check my compass out of 5, swung a little left before recognizing it, got up and then didn't check my compass again (was taking my gu and I think that distracted me - need to practice this more to get myself to do it instinctively and keep my focus). Crossed over the hill to the right thinking I was to the left, but luckily could see the control from where I got out into the rough open and made my way across. | |||
| 7. | P | Said to myself "I am not f*cking this up" and went to the trail/ride junction and bearing off. This is the only control I am completely happy about. | |||||
| 8. | P | D | R | +01:40 | Up and then drifted right, saw a control and then got to it and said nope, there is a whole lot of green that shouldn't be here, definitely too far right and slowly made my way left for the second time in three controls... | ||
| 9. | P | P | +00:10 | Ok but very slow, definitely left 8 headlessly with a VERY rough compass, but hit the distinct yellow with the one distinct tree and then from there was ok until I stood right next to the control for a little bit without seeing it. | |||
| 10. | Fine, almost was a little high but saw someone at it so was fine. | ||||||
| 11. | Shove to the trail and... | ||||||
| F. | ...sprint the frustration out. |
Total Time Lost - 00:15:45