Orienteering race 52:17 [5] **** 4.5 km (11:37 / km) +185m 9:38 / km
spiked:17/shoes: Icebug Spirit 4
National Championships Middle Red-Y at Letchworth East.
Rain pretty much held off (for the second day), and we got everyone out at the start.
Down side - I climbed out of the starting area 4-5 times over the course of the day. Felt reasonable when starting though.
Bobble on the first control. Finally had a GPS track work, and it looks like I was right next to the control, and didn't see it. Perhaps it was behind a tree from where I was standing or something, but I took a 1:45 tour of the area before getting back to that area and finding it.
Worked through (6 on way) 2, 3, 4, 5, and then wobbled getting back to 6.
Clean over to 7, and then a nice section to go faster on the way to 8 - stayed low to the water, swamp, and attacked from a good place under the control.
After that, it seemed the navigation was easier for me, but my legs were suspect. (but no more than everyone else's over the weekend...)
Splits show me lower than average in speed through 14-15-16, though I seemed to do well on the downhill to 17. Made the long run across the field in a respectable 45s (at least as far as I can see;-).
Enjoyed this course, and seemed to hold it together for most of it. Site says 2 minutes of lost time, and that's at most one place.
Same position as other races - behind the other M35+, but still second fasted US qualified, so three silvers. 16 of 30 men on the course, so a better placement overall.