Day 1 US Champs. Moreau Lake State Park. Green Y. DNF.
Quite a bad day. Maybe my worst orienteering day ever. I just could not understand the map from the very beginning. And it was definitely my bad that I didn't read the meet notes to find out not to rely on the trails. So, going to # 3, I took awhile finding the trail, following the trail, and locating where I was along the trail. So, a lot of work for nothing...I still missed the control by a lot. By the time I got to # 5, I was mentally and physically exhausted and discouraged beyond words. And my knee was quite swollen and not bending very well. So, I took a look at the rest of the course and decided to just jog it in.