Orienteering 1:10:00 [3]
US Champs by BAOC at Big Basin State Park.
Middle, 3.4km, 230m climb: 1:00:00 on the nose.
In spite of having the preview map and reading the meet notes, my subconscious still had visions of flying along among giant redwoods, barely touching the forest floor and spiking all the controls. That is not what happened. I found the running and nav very challenging. That said, I was managing it well. Leaving control 9 I even thought to myself, I might be having a pretty good run. As it happens, I was first in M45 at the point. And so naturally I proceeded to then run right by C10, run right by it again when I decided to relocate by going back to C9. Third time I was more careful and got it. C11 was ok but then I bombed C12. The rest was fine. It's too bad those two controls cost so much time but the fact that I nailed 14 of 16 controls is not bad.
Took one good fall that has left my right side back ribs a little achy.