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Sunday Jan 18, 2015 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 2:26:58 [4] *** 3.7 km (39:43 / km) +155m 32:51 / km
spiked:7/11c shoes: INOV8 Bare Grips
This was probably my worst mess-up ever. I made several bad mistakes that I hadn't made in five years.
I started out down the wrong trail at the start, but figured that one out quickly. Navigation to 2 was bad--I went too far south, got on the wrong trail and had to relocate. Then I did something I hadn't done since Texas, at least five years ago. I went back to 1, Navigating from 1 to 3 was right on, except that I read 68 as 89, went down the stream and back up. This time I read it correctly. I hadn't done this in at least 5 years either. The next four controls were good. Then, going to 8, I went too far west, got confused by all the roads, and lost about 26 minutes before I found it. After that I was ok.
Physically I felt much better today and had enough food. It was all bad brain. I had several people talk to me during the race, which lost my focus, and I lost it all by myself, too. I know at some point, either the brain or the body will stop working well enough to orienteer, and I hope this is not that point. I'll try again.
After I got in, Bob and I went to lunch and I actually had a glass of wine in the middle of the day. Haven't done that before, either.
I started out down the wrong trail at the start, but figured that one out quickly. Navigation to 2 was bad--I went too far south, got on the wrong trail and had to relocate. Then I did something I hadn't done since Texas, at least five years ago. I went back to 1, Navigating from 1 to 3 was right on, except that I read 68 as 89, went down the stream and back up. This time I read it correctly. I hadn't done this in at least 5 years either. The next four controls were good. Then, going to 8, I went too far west, got confused by all the roads, and lost about 26 minutes before I found it. After that I was ok.
Physically I felt much better today and had enough food. It was all bad brain. I had several people talk to me during the race, which lost my focus, and I lost it all by myself, too. I know at some point, either the brain or the body will stop working well enough to orienteer, and I hope this is not that point. I'll try again.
After I got in, Bob and I went to lunch and I actually had a glass of wine in the middle of the day. Haven't done that before, either.