Orienteering (Foot) 48:01 [2] *** 2.52 mi (19:03 / mi) +164m 15:51 / mi
spiked:11/14c
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, MN. Starting from the Trail Center in the park, Peggy, Max, and I did the Model. Peggy started just ahead of Max and I. We caught her at our first control. We took the model event as a score-o. We ran several controls together. Later, I took a trail route on a longer leg and got ahead. I navigated okay. There were times that I lost contact or drifted unexpectedly while trying to follow a bearing--I'm usually pretty good following a bearing. There was more junk on the ground than I expected. Running was also hard because I hadn't been running for weeks, mostly due to my back. I saw a lot of orienteers whom we hadn't seen in a long while and that was fun. I didn't get near the tower. Max thought about climbing it and didn't know it was open to the public. Later, locals all talked about needing to go to the tower when in this park.