Race Evaluation
DVOA A-Meet (Interscholastics): Sprint
mikeminium
| 1. | road, trail, to rootstock. | ||||||
| 2. | +00:03 | woods seemed very open, stayed in them even though trail was only a few meters to the side. Hesitated for two or three seconds when I was close before spotting the control blocked from view by a large (unmapped) tree. | |||||
| 3. | straight... | ||||||
| 4. | a little right (seemed like a thicker area on the direct line extended a little farther right than mapped), picked up the trail to the right side of the ditch. | ||||||
| 5. | pretty direct. figured if I missed the control (hidden in a small depression), I'd hit the trail just beyond it and bounce back. But, i hit it ok. | ||||||
| 6. | +00:03 | should have hit the trail immediately... started thru the woods, picked up trail then along and across stream. Peggy Dickison beat me by 2 seconds, which is a second or two less than I spent keeping my feet fairly dry instead of plunging thru a calf-deep crossing. | |||||
| 7. | SSE, hit trails right at junction, SE trail for a few steps then direct thru very open woods. | ||||||
| 8. | woods were very open - direct | ||||||
| 9. | took the left side route, cut north to the clearing once it was visible. I initially though the right side would have been faster, but looking at it now, I think it is a toss-up. | ||||||
| 10. | +00:02 | pretty straight, a second or two hesitation. | |||||
| 11. | back to the trail, first left to the open field. Almost hesitated because the control was behind the one mapped large tree & there were several trees on the ground, but I forced myself to keep running to the one that best matched the mapped one & the control was there. Good decision. | ||||||
| 12. |
Tired +00:03 | Taking time to look around at everyhting visible from the start area (before starting) definitely paid off. There were three controls in close proximity & it was worth noting where they were. Only one was actually used & it was hidden behind a tree from the direction of approach. So KNOWING it was there was a plus & I ran straight to the tree without being distracted by the deceptor controls. | |||||
| F. |
Tired +00:03 | Gasp... |
Total Time Lost - 00:00:14