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Sunday Mar 29, 2015 #
9 AM
Orienteering race (Carter Caves - Shangra La) 40:11 [4] **** 4.6 km (8:44 / km) +250m 6:52 / km
21c shoes: Icebug Ardor OLX
Middle distance at Carter Caves. This was the race I had been looking forward to the entire weekend. My plan was to rely heavily on my compass and go straight whenever there wasn't an obvious faster alternative. Whenever I was feeling unsure about where I was, I would slow down. Whenever I began to lose focus, I would check my compass heading to get my mind back in the race.
Navigationally, I made very few mistakes. Hesitation cost me a few seconds around #13, as I was practically on top of the control and couldn't see it through the green. I could have taken the southern route choice across the arch to #16 (I chose to go straight and cross the re-entrant); the arch was quite far away, however, so the two options were probably close to equivalent. I definitely should have gone south around the building to #17 instead of north, as I attacked #17 from the path above it (this cost me around 10-15 seconds). Other than that, I made no mistakes.
My main problem on this course didn't have to do with navigation, but with running speed. Hopefully, that's something I'll be able to fix with consistent training.
Navigationally, I made very few mistakes. Hesitation cost me a few seconds around #13, as I was practically on top of the control and couldn't see it through the green. I could have taken the southern route choice across the arch to #16 (I chose to go straight and cross the re-entrant); the arch was quite far away, however, so the two options were probably close to equivalent. I definitely should have gone south around the building to #17 instead of north, as I attacked #17 from the path above it (this cost me around 10-15 seconds). Other than that, I made no mistakes.
My main problem on this course didn't have to do with navigation, but with running speed. Hopefully, that's something I'll be able to fix with consistent training.