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Another good race today but one stupid glitch. Didn't stay on my compass and ran to what I thought was the right clump of green #13. Lost 1:30 min so not great, another 30sec mistake #17 with a bad ending to my route and being unsure in the control circle. Felt pretty strong today, especially in the end and managed to bring myself back to 13 sec of the lead. My leg felt even better than yesterday but still slightly sore. Nice course but would have liked at least one longer leg.
Orienteering warm up/down 15:00 [2] 2.52 km (5:57 / km) +70m 5:14 / km
shoes: Inov-8 OROC 280 2014
AM Warm up run on the Carter Caves warm up map at 1:10000.
Orienteering race 32:05 [5] 4.6 km (6:58 / km) +250m 5:29 / km
shoes: Inov-8 OROC 280 2014
AM Flying Pig XIX/US Middle Champs at Smokey Bridge and Shangra La at 1:10000 (ya 1:10 not 1:15). Had a pretty good race but blew it on one control.
I had a great race going until #13.
#13- I was running straight for the control but thought I was too low, I also saw a different patch of green that looked more prominent than the patch of green the control was it so I climbed to it, no control so figured I was too high, went back to where I came from, saw the pits and then was able to get the control. I should have just stayed on my compass- 1:30min.
#16- Didn't stay on my compass, saw the re-entrant and ran to it thinking it looked like a cup depression which the control was in- 20s.
#17- Chose a bad ending to my route taking the upper trail which you had to climb a bit more, had to stop close to the control and read my map because the control was suppose to be on a rock pillar but the rocks in the terrain were closer to boulder so I was a bit confused- 30s.
Avoidable mistakes- 2:20min!
Managed to finish stong technically and physically. My leg felt pretty good, a bit sore still but better than yesterday. Cool out around 8-10C. Actually ran 5.21km.
Orienteering warm up/down 15:00 [2] 2.39 km (6:17 / km) +50m 5:41 / km
shoes: Inov-8 OROC 280 2014
PM Warm down run back on the map. Went and re-ran #12-#13 to check it out, should have just stayed on my compass but the green the control was in seemed to be different than the other green areas mapped...not as thick just more dead fall. Also ran around some other areas.