Classic Champs, Day 1
Oooh, that was pretty terrible. Got real lost, broke my magnifier, twisted my ankle. Some welcome to foot-o season, hmph! Was well behind the guys on Red, somehow still in the lead for the women, although Hannah was definitely ahead until her mistake right at the end!
Think part of things going terribly was just some wintertime rust. I didn't feel that comfy with my compass, I didn't like reading the little black marks on the map that were supposed to tell me things about rock (esp after magnifier bit the dust), and I didn't have near enough patience, had way to much go, go, go race-fast excitement.
So, how'd it play out:
1 - Slightly frantic start because of lateness, then a hesitation right close to the control, because I couldn't see it from 50m away. Realized I really had to be on the rock wall, so bopped up to find control.
2 - Tried to slightly skirt the green, worked pretty well.
3 - Got to bottom, no sign of ditch, look left, right, ah, I think that must be a rockpile, gotta go right!
4 - Wet feet in stream, but spike!
5 - Not cool, this control and the feature it's on are waaaay higher than on the map. I fixed my QR to control 4 and 6, and you can tell where I found 5. Not in the middle of the circle.
6 - Bit of a veer to check out the wrong reentrant right towards the end? Unclear if I intended that or not...
7 - Ouchie, as I was flying down the hill aggressively to 7, twisted my ankle, ouch ouch ouch. Walked into 7.
8 - Down to river, along it, diagnol up from a little reentrant.
9 - *The terrible*. Looks like I was right on line, but I had already messed up when I left the trail before my plan, which was to continue along to where it started to steeply decend, then I knew I could count on being on the right big spur. But I kept on the right bearing for a bit, and then went to check out some other rock, apparently. Figured I had to be too far right, but thought I was lower, so headed across hillside on what might of been the right angle for starting somewhere else. Found more rocks. Stopped. Confused. Someone offered to let me know where I was on their map. How embarrasing. Of course said no, went up to trail to relocate, which finally happened, although headed off on a not-perfect bearing from there, just barely caught myself. Bah.
10 - 11 - Distracted by other features quite close into the control. Not good.
12 - Was way left of where I intended, at least I relcoated effectively this time...
13 - 14 - 15 Finally a few ok controls!
16 - Played it safe because I was scared of the green, so went to distinct reentrant to take me most of the way in.
17 - Unintentionally off line. C'mon Ali, use that compass!
18 - On line, straight to it, not that terrible green...
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