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Saturday Jun 10, 2023 #
Event: DVOA Hickory Run Sand Spring
2 PM
Orienteering race 2:52:28 *** 13.81 km (12:29 / km) +379m 10:59 / km
ahr:128 max:166 spiked:18/20c shoes: VJ Falcons 11
3-hour Score-O at Hickory Run SP using Sand Spring Lake and Shades of Death maps. Mass start at 3pm. 30 possible controls (17 on SSL, 13 on SoD), each worth 1 point. Because of OOB areas, the connection between the two maps was a corridor along Rt. 534. In addition to control flags, vetting streamers were left in place (hung high) so it was easy to spot some of the control locations from a distance. We got the maps about 10 minutes before the start so were able to do a little planning. Temperature was in the low 70s. It sprinkled a bit while I was on the SoD map but apparently showered more on the SSL map since the woods were noticeably wetter there.
I've been on the Sand Spring map several times so decided to focus on the SoD map, plus there was a group of 7 controls fairly tightly spaced at the far end of the map. Navigation went well with misses on only two controls (~7 min on 53 and ~1 min on 43.). Some sub-optimal routes through green stuff, mostly into and out of 58. Did all but 2 controls on SoD (skipped 59 and 60) which involved navigation around and through mountain laurel, which I didn't think was the best use of my time. Control order: 36-37-39-56-55-52-49-50-51-53-54-58-57-40-41-43-42-38-35-33. A bit of a strategic error in that I passed close to 55 and 56 (because I changed my planned route from 54-58) after I had already visited them. Fourth overall with 20 controls (Sam K - 28, Vadim - 26, Wyatt - 20 (in <2hrs)).
I've been on the Sand Spring map several times so decided to focus on the SoD map, plus there was a group of 7 controls fairly tightly spaced at the far end of the map. Navigation went well with misses on only two controls (~7 min on 53 and ~1 min on 43.). Some sub-optimal routes through green stuff, mostly into and out of 58. Did all but 2 controls on SoD (skipped 59 and 60) which involved navigation around and through mountain laurel, which I didn't think was the best use of my time. Control order: 36-37-39-56-55-52-49-50-51-53-54-58-57-40-41-43-42-38-35-33. A bit of a strategic error in that I passed close to 55 and 56 (because I changed my planned route from 54-58) after I had already visited them. Fourth overall with 20 controls (Sam K - 28, Vadim - 26, Wyatt - 20 (in <2hrs)).