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Saturday May 31, 2014 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:25:00 [3] 8.78 km (9:41 / km)
Pretty day in Northfield. I was the only one from Connecticut that showed up for NEOC's am/pm chase. The midday break brought a heavy rain downpour but it cleared up, save for some light sprinkles, before the afternoon chase. The break was a nice opportunity to chat with Gail, Janet and Glen.
The NEOC website foretold a 1:15000 map, so I was mentally prepared to use an unaccustomed scale and calibrated for pace counts accordingly. The morning event seemed to present targets a lot sooner than I expected and I overshot several controls with my pace count, most notably No. 5. Figuring that I often undershoot distances, e.g. last week's Ansonia Green No. 4, I kept going south before returning somewhat above the reciprocal to relocate at the loop trail where I had started the attack. I also got confused at the finish, not expecting the views the fields presented me. Upon downloading, someone said "you realized that the map was 1:10000, didn't you?" No one told me; the sign on the check in desk was small; and it was upside down, facing away front the registrants. Geeze. The map, which did not declare the scale, had some N-S lines between the main meridians that had confirmed my belief that i was holding a 1:15000. Not fair. But i did OK save for 5.
The NEOC website foretold a 1:15000 map, so I was mentally prepared to use an unaccustomed scale and calibrated for pace counts accordingly. The morning event seemed to present targets a lot sooner than I expected and I overshot several controls with my pace count, most notably No. 5. Figuring that I often undershoot distances, e.g. last week's Ansonia Green No. 4, I kept going south before returning somewhat above the reciprocal to relocate at the loop trail where I had started the attack. I also got confused at the finish, not expecting the views the fields presented me. Upon downloading, someone said "you realized that the map was 1:10000, didn't you?" No one told me; the sign on the check in desk was small; and it was upside down, facing away front the registrants. Geeze. The map, which did not declare the scale, had some N-S lines between the main meridians that had confirmed my belief that i was holding a 1:15000. Not fair. But i did OK save for 5.
2 PM
Orienteering race 53:00 [3] 3.35 km (15:49 / km)
The afternoon course was also 1:10000 but i was aware now. Like the morning map, many legs required careful compass work and pace counting. I pretty much nailed everything in the afternoon. I just can't climb or run as fast as the varsity types crowding the roster. But i was a lot closer in time to them than I have been before. Perhaps only 17% slower than my usual, say, 50-70%.
So, all in all, a good day.
My iPhone app "GPS Tracker" seems much less accurate than my (now broken) FR. I'm posting my routes but some of the zigs and zags simply did not happen. Maybe I will try breaking open the FR and replacing the battery.
My routes: morning . afternoon.
So, all in all, a good day.
My iPhone app "GPS Tracker" seems much less accurate than my (now broken) FR. I'm posting my routes but some of the zigs and zags simply did not happen. Maybe I will try breaking open the FR and replacing the battery.
My routes: morning . afternoon.
