Orienteering race 2:48:00 [3] 6.0 km (28:00 / km)
shoes: Jalas2
Happy Valley WMA Red, Day 2. I was achey upon waking up, somewhat late to the start after a harried morning. Unbeknownst to me, (probably even before I started around 11:00 race time) 2 controls had been picked up Saturday, and replaced in a rush Sunday, but after competitors had been affected. I drained 30-40 oz of fluid from my Camelbak in addition to drinking at the water stop. When I ran dry between control 5 and 6, I decided to tough it out until control 7, a water stop. Upon reaching 7, following sloppy orienteering and clueless, incompetent relocation, I found no water, and no evidence that there had been water. I decided to throw in the towel. Unfortunately, #7 was at the far west of the map, with the start/finish in the northeast. There was no easy way to bail out of the course. Walking (mostly) in, I went by and punched #8. Aborting from #8 required orienteering across a rocky, marshy stream network. I was in a sad situation as I reencountered the start triangle with the volunteers collecting the early controls, who happily for me, had cold gatorade. Thanks to them, I had no lasting ill effects of the hot day.
Imagine my surprise when I checked in at the finish to discover the course had been voided.
Road running warm up/down 10:00 [2] 1.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
shoes: Jalas2
Hurried warmup run from assembly area to the start triangle, where I was late for my (almost last, if not the very last) start. I forgot to clear and check, and so I had to run *back* from the start device to the clear and check stands. I'm glad I didn't inconvenience anyone too much.
Orienteering warm up/down 45:00 [1] 2.0 km (22:30 / km)
shoes: Jalas2
The walk-in from control 8 to the start after giving up. Included some side-hilling near the rocky streamside, picking my way carefully across the orienteer-eating marsh, and through the waist-high grass.
To top it off, somewhere along here, my forerunner said "Battery Low" so I turned it off.