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Saturday Nov 19, 2016 #
1 PM
Trail Running race 1:05:09 [4] 5.63 mi (11:34 / mi) +1582ft 9:08 / mi
shoes: Salomon Speedcross 3 (Black #2
Mill Mountain Adventure w/Zitch/Skip
Drove out with BSwede for my first Muddy Squirrel event. Temps were great but 20+ wind at the top and NE side of the mountain. On top of that we had 5 pieces of paper for a 1 hour event not to mention keeping 2 labs in check in a somewhat urban park.
RD said the park requested we stay mostly on trail and the CPs were all near trails. In other words, interpret this loosely and use trails when possible. There are enough trails here that it makes sense most of the time anyway cutting only occasionally to switch trails or avoid a dog leg.
Pages provided:
Overall map of park with CPs and some topo
Overall map of park with good topo but no CPs
Map of top of Mtn with CPs
Punch sheet
Clue sheet
I spent a minute or two after the start trying to transfer the clues to the two maps with CPs. Had trouble managing all the papers at the start and the two excited dogs on leash. Once I got a little ways away I was able to let the dogs go and manage papers a little better.
I picked a route that had me climb the mountain twice but saved significant distance. After the trouble at the start everything was going as planned until about 25 min in I decided to angle back to a trail instead of going right back to it. Ended up paralleling it in and out of small reentrants. When I got back I couldn't confirm my location despite a trail intersection, b/c it wasn't mapped and also b/c there were no topo lines in this area, so I had to switch to the topo map w/o CPs. I located myself and began using the topo map to navigate to what I thought was my next CP. With a 400m left I realized I passed a CP and had to backtrack 500m to get it (lost 6 mins). On this detour I realized in the mess I lost my punch card thought that was a lost cause but fortunately found it where I had noticed the mistake. Luckily there was no wind here to blow it away.
Also had some trouble with the next CP trying to converge the trail map (which wasn't clear/accurate) and had no topo lines. Also saw Matt B from Odyssey riding his bike. From here ran back up the mountain to get the nearby CPs and finish.
Drove out with BSwede for my first Muddy Squirrel event. Temps were great but 20+ wind at the top and NE side of the mountain. On top of that we had 5 pieces of paper for a 1 hour event not to mention keeping 2 labs in check in a somewhat urban park.
RD said the park requested we stay mostly on trail and the CPs were all near trails. In other words, interpret this loosely and use trails when possible. There are enough trails here that it makes sense most of the time anyway cutting only occasionally to switch trails or avoid a dog leg.
Pages provided:
Overall map of park with CPs and some topo
Overall map of park with good topo but no CPs
Map of top of Mtn with CPs
Punch sheet
Clue sheet
I spent a minute or two after the start trying to transfer the clues to the two maps with CPs. Had trouble managing all the papers at the start and the two excited dogs on leash. Once I got a little ways away I was able to let the dogs go and manage papers a little better.
I picked a route that had me climb the mountain twice but saved significant distance. After the trouble at the start everything was going as planned until about 25 min in I decided to angle back to a trail instead of going right back to it. Ended up paralleling it in and out of small reentrants. When I got back I couldn't confirm my location despite a trail intersection, b/c it wasn't mapped and also b/c there were no topo lines in this area, so I had to switch to the topo map w/o CPs. I located myself and began using the topo map to navigate to what I thought was my next CP. With a 400m left I realized I passed a CP and had to backtrack 500m to get it (lost 6 mins). On this detour I realized in the mess I lost my punch card thought that was a lost cause but fortunately found it where I had noticed the mistake. Luckily there was no wind here to blow it away.
Also had some trouble with the next CP trying to converge the trail map (which wasn't clear/accurate) and had no topo lines. Also saw Matt B from Odyssey riding his bike. From here ran back up the mountain to get the nearby CPs and finish.
Friday Nov 18, 2016 #
11 AM
Commuting 30:38 [2] 8.16 mi (16.0 mph) +621ft
shoes: Giro Rumble
Late ride in. Heavy pack. Almost 70F