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Thursday Sep 25, 2008 #
Event: ROC - Mendon Ponds Park
Orienteering race (Score-O) 59:25 [4]
shoes: New Balance 479
Nice night out at Mendon for Rob's Score-O.
Before starting, I decided I was going to get all the highest point controls and then anything else that falls in. The strategy worked out.
Path: 7, 23, 16, 5, 19, 21, 22, 13, 24, 18, 17, 20, 1.
2, 11, 3 - wrong direction to get to. 15, 14, 4, 6 - not enough time to get to. (plus getting dark).12, 9, 8, 10 - not in a path to get to.
Bobbles - climbing to 5 I saw trail intersection and didn't read the map quite right, thought I aimed off to the right and took the trail left, but had to reverse to get it back up the trail. from 21 to 13 I missed the indistinct trail and went 50 m down the trail, reversing and taking what I had discounted the first time through. (very indistinct;-) I then missed the stone fence but kept on to 22. Returning I found the fence and secured 13. Crossing to 24 I mistook the swamp border for a path and spent time running down the trail that direction looking for it instead of promptly crossing.
Took a gamble 24-18 with a compass bearing and counting - worked out well. Might have been the only time I used the compass during the event.
Returning I had slightly under 3 minutes left passing the parking lot on the cutoff road to the start/finish - I figured I had time to run across the field for 1 before getting to the finish. I did - with 35 seconds to spare;-)
It was good to get in a 60 minute effort - nice running on trails and through the forests, and a good chance to navigate in low light conditions.
I'll be interested to see the results - several locals and some out of town competitors passing through on their way to this weekend's events.
Before starting, I decided I was going to get all the highest point controls and then anything else that falls in. The strategy worked out.
Path: 7, 23, 16, 5, 19, 21, 22, 13, 24, 18, 17, 20, 1.
2, 11, 3 - wrong direction to get to. 15, 14, 4, 6 - not enough time to get to. (plus getting dark).12, 9, 8, 10 - not in a path to get to.
Bobbles - climbing to 5 I saw trail intersection and didn't read the map quite right, thought I aimed off to the right and took the trail left, but had to reverse to get it back up the trail. from 21 to 13 I missed the indistinct trail and went 50 m down the trail, reversing and taking what I had discounted the first time through. (very indistinct;-) I then missed the stone fence but kept on to 22. Returning I found the fence and secured 13. Crossing to 24 I mistook the swamp border for a path and spent time running down the trail that direction looking for it instead of promptly crossing.
Took a gamble 24-18 with a compass bearing and counting - worked out well. Might have been the only time I used the compass during the event.
Returning I had slightly under 3 minutes left passing the parking lot on the cutoff road to the start/finish - I figured I had time to run across the field for 1 before getting to the finish. I did - with 35 seconds to spare;-)
It was good to get in a 60 minute effort - nice running on trails and through the forests, and a good chance to navigate in low light conditions.
I'll be interested to see the results - several locals and some out of town competitors passing through on their way to this weekend's events.