Orienteering race 2:29:56 [4] *** 13.05 km (11:29 / km) +500m 9:39 / km
shoes: VJ Falcons 2
Billygoat at Clear Lake Scout Reservation. About 50F with some light sprinkles. Course was 13.05 km with 500+ m climb and 22 controls. Rocks, hills, and mountain laurel. Nice course by Joe M. with a very challenging skip choice decision. Course was a bit long (104 min winning time) with no skip options offering big time savings.
A good run but lost time on 6 controls, mostly due to relying too heavily on others to navigate. Probably lost about 10 minutes total. Ran most of the way with Dave Onkst, who was moving just fast enough to push me, and tied with him for 32nd place overall (one of my highest BG finishes ever). Only cramped once when I tripped going from 18 to 19, but the cramp was short-lived. Still going strong at the end as we were able to pass three people between #20 and the finish. Skipped #12, saving about 300meters of distance and five contours of climb. Forerunner said I went 16.83 km.