DontGetLost Peak-2-Peak Adventure Run
I was exhausted after last night's Virginia vs. Bruce celebration in Horseshoe Valley, mostly because of coffee that kept me awake for the drive and a few hours afterward! I briefly considered just staying in bed but I'm glad I went to Ancaster to enjoy such a beautiful day in the woods. Nice to see so many AR and O friends too!
Not surprisingly, my fitness and navigational sharpness have been better at other times but I did OK. I made a major error at double black diamond control #60 when I marched up the wrong spur and went much higher than I needed to. I'd turned off the trail early to save climb but the attackpoint wasn't solid enough so I ended up climbing considerably more. Lesson noted. I made a similar error on a much smaller hill while chatting with Harps' neighbour and demonstrating the proper way to screw up a control.
In my sleepy state, I also forgot about the extra dummy flags at the Vertigo control. As in, totally forgot. I noticed that the flag was in the wrong place but that's OK - at least I'd found it. Then when I got there and realized there was no control to punch... "Oh right!"
Otherwise, it was relatively uneventful other than another ankle twist while bushwhacking - just a 3/10 this time so it won't prevent me from running.
DoubleDown, Gally and I enjoyed a post-race "Dirty Southern Lunch" - a double decker sandwich with chicken, BBQ sauce, arugula, maple syrup and waffles instead of bread. Tasty but I could do without the waffle in this case. Coincidentally, on my drive today, I was listening to a This American Life podcast about a team that invents crazy sandwiches and burgers. Apparently, the key is to have a good story that explains the food item; it's not sufficient for the combination of food items to taste good.
I was 1st old lady and top 15% overall with 540 pts. I probably couldn't have made it past 600 pts but my strategy near the end left something to be desired. Next time!!