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Saturday Sep 19, 2009 #
Event: US Sprint & UltraLong champs
Orienteering race 30:35 [4] *** 2.6 km (11:46 / km) +60m 10:33 / km
spiked:9/17c shoes: Integrator
Best way to sum this experience up is not-quite-ready. I was set for a late start after working the finish for a while, but in order to be available for the YNN videographer, I ran just before the event was to start.
It was the right decision, but it left me not quite prepared mentally. Too many errors to note, though the one thing I realized well into it was that the flags were mostly hanging at ground level, and my "spot the flag" technique doesn't quite account for that.
I felt good about a few of the controls, and was happy with some of the decision making, but not overall.
It was the right decision, but it left me not quite prepared mentally. Too many errors to note, though the one thing I realized well into it was that the flags were mostly hanging at ground level, and my "spot the flag" technique doesn't quite account for that.
I felt good about a few of the controls, and was happy with some of the decision making, but not overall.
Orienteering race 54:20 [5] *** 4.6 km (11:49 / km) +220m 9:32 / km
spiked:14/17c shoes: Integrator
Much better outing on the middle distance event. Five minutes lost on control 6, and I'm not in love with that bit of map...-) Since I was later, there wasn't a lot of activity around it that might have helped.
Bobble at 10 as I lost focus.
Thought I picked a good line (around the meadow hill to the right) to 15, but then popped into the field for 16 at a spot slightly off form where I was - lost a 20-30 seconds there.
Felt much better about it overall.
Bobble at 10 as I lost focus.
Thought I picked a good line (around the meadow hill to the right) to 15, but then popped into the field for 16 at a spot slightly off form where I was - lost a 20-30 seconds there.
Felt much better about it overall.