Training Log Archive: ernst

Waking up a bunch of Day 2 controls. Just a bit after dawn, so I decided not to bring the headlamp along. It was still darkish in the woods, so needed to select open spots for reading the map detail. Since I had 14 controls over 2 km, this was an exercise in control picking. I found that exact compass and pace counting got me to most of the controls. I did however try to read as much detail as I could, since I did not want to take risks of getting lost. I found all of them without problems.

One e-punch unit, upon waking it, did not want to stop beeping. The continuous beep was loud - the "torturous control". I buried it deep into my fanny pack and replaced it with the spare. I had been wondering for several years now when the first time would be to actually encounter a faulty unit. There we go!

Collecting controls. This time the NW loop around the lake and back. I had my Garmin turned on. I stopped the timer while packing in the controls. But then occasionally I forgot to do that, or once I forgot to turn it back on. The time listed is more or less the traveling time.
It turned out to be a very warm day with temps in the low 70's. I had 2 water stops to pack in, so I drank plenty!

I expected to have to go out for more, but apparently all controls were accounted for since we had plenty of help for the collection. So it was time to sit back, have a drink (to share with the yellow jackets), and relax with a happy crew of event workers.

Another successful BD! No major hickups, no injuries, and the weather was superb in spite of a slightly iffy forecast.
The only downside was the light turnout. We could have without incurring much more work accommodated 300+ orienteers - well perhaps a couple of extra helpers for parking, road crossing, and snack provision would have been needed.

As Lex said: Now we can wind down for another 2 years. Yes, but where will the next one be?