Race Evaluation
Blue Hills Traverse:
pkturner
| 1. | At the signal, many start left. I look at the map and go right. There was Peter G. also going this way -- a reassuring sign. I wentl into following mode. Now and then, remembering how very lost this can make you, I check the map. | ||||||
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| 5. | The pack I was following took the south trail. Leaving the trail, they cut north across the east part of the marsh, forcing themselves onto poor ground. I followed a tall guy in a Cambridge U O-Club top along the south side of the marsh finding good footing. As we neared the control, he hesitated and I beat the pack to the mark. | ||||||
| 6. | No time to savor the possibility of being in first place. People pass me and I'm following again. | ||||||
| 7. | Here's where I lost contact with the pack. I can't keep up the pace, and start to navigate more carefully. | ||||||
| 8. | +01:00 | Lost some time here by going low below the cliffs and staying too low. Drawn to the control by someone coming by me going downhill. | |||||
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| 10. | Clint and Tom ahead of me along the trail. | ||||||
| 11. | Clint and Tom ahead of me. They go farther left than me from trail to control, and that's the last I see of them. | ||||||
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| 16. | 5:33 includes 1 minute with refreshments at control 15. Caught up with Ross Smith, who was moving slowly. | ||||||
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| 20. | Crossing the roads, was near John Hansman. Ross Smith caught up with us as we neared the control. | ||||||
| 21. | 10:42 includes 20 seconds at control 20, drank a cup of water. Headed west from the control, and ended up on the big, marked trail, which turned out to be a rather effective way down the hill to the nice trail. Followed trails right and low, then up to the control, which I reached shortly before John.. | ||||||
| 22. | Down to the trail. Left the trail to head west toward the control. Ended up too far right but corrected the error pretty quickly. | ||||||
| 23. | Around to the right. | ||||||
| 24. | Got on the trail and went straight past the pond & marsh then down the reentrant. | ||||||
| 25. | Straight up, ending near the knoll so adjusted to the right and found the control easily. John Hansman wasn't far behind. | ||||||
| 26. | +01:00 | Straight to the control, down, and miss to the right. John made a noise when he found the control and I looked up. Took a minute to get back up. | |||||
| 27. | Along trails and roads, with John in the lead. | ||||||
| 28. | Punch with John. | ||||||
| F. | Left by the beach house. John and I are cramping about equally but are able to run creditably to tie at the finish. |
Total Time Lost - 00:02:00