Orienteering 36:41 [3] 2.1 km (17:28 / km) +96m 14:13 / km
West Point Middle on Victor Constant ski slope. 3.0 km.
So, this was less than stellar. I was just hesitant from the start and I definitely didn't need to be. #1 and #2 were slower than they should have been, #3 and #4 were fine. I started on the road to 5, looking for the trail but completely missed it so I went too far down the road and had to backtrack to the control. I contoured out to the road for #6 and ran down the road until I saw the control. That was definitely the right choice for me because going down steep, rocky hills is not my forte.
#7 was where I bit it. I turned onto the trail from the road but went just a tad too far and then I still headed downhill, which I should not have done. I just didn't match up the rocky, bouldery ground with the map. Then I saw a control on a boulder and I knew it was too far away but I checked it anyway. Then I misguessed which boulder it was and continued to look too low for mine. I finally looked up the hill and saw another control on a boulder, but was convinced that it was too high up on the hill. But, since there were no other controls in sight, I climbed up to take a look. And, of course it was mine. And then I said a bad word.
Contoured to #8 and was a little too low again, but saw it right away. Took the longer route around the fence on the way to the finish control. So, not a satisfying run at all.