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Sunday Nov 13, 2022 #
9 AM
Orienteering race (Raid) 5:01:00 25.6 km (11:45 / km) +596m 10:32 / km
shoes: Salomon SpikeCross - 2nd pair
Raid The Hammer
Team of 2 with Browner
Neither Browner nor I have been running much so we had modest goals today. We wanted to finish the full distance, which would be a record run in recent times, thanks to my Achilles issues and her plantar fasciitis. As a team of two, we got to run just a little farther in the two sections where teammates could split up. We knew there were two other female teams and we hoped our nav experience would keep us in the mix.
It started out chilly with sleet fogging up my glasses, making it hard to see the map. (Note to self: remember to bring a hat with a brim on days like this.) As the day went on, it warmed up a little and even got sunny for a while before the ice pellets started. It was perfect Raid The Hammer weather.
The trails were covered with wet leaves so rocks and roots occasionally surprised us. Browner rolled her ankle badly on a hidden rock in the first third of the race and was really hurting from then on. She is a trooper and kept pushing hard but it looked painful and was starting to swell.
Our nav went pretty smoothly; Browner and I work well together. Amongst other things, she has a real knack for seeing flags. Our speed reflected our training. We saw the other female teams on the course several times. One stopped early after missing a control. The other female team added a male friend and became coed. We finished ahead of both teams we were aiming for but ended up 1st out of one team in our category - impressive, haha! We were a looooong way back overall. Teams with our running speed normally choose the Half Raid, which now attracts twice as many teams as the Full Raid.
It was a fun course that took us through a lot of Hamilton and didn't get us *too* covered with burrs or torn apart by thorns. It was a fast course for those who could go fast. Bob, Shannon and Scott were 1st overall. 'Bent, Storm and Bender were 1st Masters by about 40 minutes and finished just 22 minutes behind the overall winning time - great job. 'Bent cramped up badly several times while watching TV tonight so I know he worked hard.
Nice to see so many friends. Big thanks to the organizers and volunteers who gave us such a fun day! BazingaDog and AdventureDog had a great day too, hanging out with Scout and Contour in Milton while we were racing. They really didn't want to get into the van at 5:30 this morning though. "Are you out of your mind? It's the middle of the night!!!" :)
[Distance/time adjusted since my watch accidentally turned off for 25 minutes.]
Team of 2 with Browner
Neither Browner nor I have been running much so we had modest goals today. We wanted to finish the full distance, which would be a record run in recent times, thanks to my Achilles issues and her plantar fasciitis. As a team of two, we got to run just a little farther in the two sections where teammates could split up. We knew there were two other female teams and we hoped our nav experience would keep us in the mix.
It started out chilly with sleet fogging up my glasses, making it hard to see the map. (Note to self: remember to bring a hat with a brim on days like this.) As the day went on, it warmed up a little and even got sunny for a while before the ice pellets started. It was perfect Raid The Hammer weather.
The trails were covered with wet leaves so rocks and roots occasionally surprised us. Browner rolled her ankle badly on a hidden rock in the first third of the race and was really hurting from then on. She is a trooper and kept pushing hard but it looked painful and was starting to swell.
Our nav went pretty smoothly; Browner and I work well together. Amongst other things, she has a real knack for seeing flags. Our speed reflected our training. We saw the other female teams on the course several times. One stopped early after missing a control. The other female team added a male friend and became coed. We finished ahead of both teams we were aiming for but ended up 1st out of one team in our category - impressive, haha! We were a looooong way back overall. Teams with our running speed normally choose the Half Raid, which now attracts twice as many teams as the Full Raid.
It was a fun course that took us through a lot of Hamilton and didn't get us *too* covered with burrs or torn apart by thorns. It was a fast course for those who could go fast. Bob, Shannon and Scott were 1st overall. 'Bent, Storm and Bender were 1st Masters by about 40 minutes and finished just 22 minutes behind the overall winning time - great job. 'Bent cramped up badly several times while watching TV tonight so I know he worked hard.
Nice to see so many friends. Big thanks to the organizers and volunteers who gave us such a fun day! BazingaDog and AdventureDog had a great day too, hanging out with Scout and Contour in Milton while we were racing. They really didn't want to get into the van at 5:30 this morning though. "Are you out of your mind? It's the middle of the night!!!" :)
[Distance/time adjusted since my watch accidentally turned off for 25 minutes.]