Race Evaluation
Hammond Pond: Green
ParkSchool
| 1. | Straight, going slightly R of line through sharp reentrant with cliff on N side. | ||||||
| 2. | +01:00 | Hit wall near E end, but then drawn off to control visible from afar on cliff to E of the control. Checked code on clue sheet and thought I saw 171, but as I looked around I saw I was clearly too close to the trail, so checked code again and realized I was looking for 174. Simple correction from there. | |||||
| 3. | +00:10 | Straight crossing both branches of stream. Again saw wrong control from a distance and overran about 30 m, but not much time lost. | |||||
| 4. | To trail before crossing. No traffic this direction. | ||||||
| 5. | Steered a little too far S avoiding the marsh and wound up running S of the rocky hill taking advantage of trail. Cut due N through manageable green and nailed control to minimize losses. | ||||||
| 6. | Straight, problably hitting more green than needed. Slight hesitation on ridge. | ||||||
| 7. | +00:45 | Again failed to navigate this marsh effectively. I was delighted to cross over a slightly muddy area which I assumed indicated that I was still N of the control. However, when I hit the rise on the far side and turned L, I hit control #8. At least the correction was quick. | |||||
| 8. | Easy in reverse. | ||||||
| 9. | Probably a little more R of the line than ideal, but loss of time insignificant. | ||||||
| 10. | +00:15 | Didn't do this one as well as I would have liked. I thought I recognized the point of the broad reentrant, but hedged my bets by climbing more steeply than necessary and taxing my still tenuous level of conditioning. | |||||
| 11. | Thought of running trail, but then decided the attack would be easier from the line of cliffs. Actually did not see 4 cliffs in a row, but did recognize the bare rock to S of cliff line and dropped into reentrant nicely. | ||||||
| 12. | +00:25 | Missed the trail option to the E, so went N up reentrant and then through green coming out on NW corner of now very crossable swamp. Was confused by contours near flag, and checked out boulders 40 m to S. | |||||
| 13. | +00:45 | Route S of large cliffs probably better, but I had started out directly to the E as I left the control and decided that adjustment of route at that point would no longer be beneficial. The difference was probably only about 5-10 seconds, but then I practically stood on top of the control for another 35 seconds without seeing it. | |||||
| 14. | Easy, though a few seconds lost to traffic. | ||||||
| 15. | Ran along road until opposite parking lot, then tried unsuccessfully to pick up indistinct trail. Still, the running was wide open, and I did see the trail intersection NW of the control to serve as a takeoff point for the climb. | ||||||
| 16. | Was concerned about possible impassable cliffs, so went almost due S to trail. | ||||||
| F. | Feeling drained and unwilling to hazard a fall, so jogged to finish. |
Total Time Lost - 00:03:20