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Sunday Jun 2, 2019 #
Note
A great benefit of doing the same course as an elite who offers his gpx online, as I experienced yesterday, is to compare tracks and ponder the wisdom of the accomplished.
Route comparison.
Nevermind that the elite walks faster than I can run -- he trains, I don't. This is about route choice.
In examining legs #7 and #10, I am led to contemplate: ability and confidence to hold to a straight line; judiciousness in following contours rather than cross them; ability to relate the map contours to the neighborhood; the trade-off between the fewer steps of a direct route and the speed and navigation certainty of following a trail.
Orienteering: an exercise of mind as much as body. Glad I've gotten involved.
Route comparison.
Nevermind that the elite walks faster than I can run -- he trains, I don't. This is about route choice.
In examining legs #7 and #10, I am led to contemplate: ability and confidence to hold to a straight line; judiciousness in following contours rather than cross them; ability to relate the map contours to the neighborhood; the trade-off between the fewer steps of a direct route and the speed and navigation certainty of following a trail.
Orienteering: an exercise of mind as much as body. Glad I've gotten involved.
Saturday Jun 1, 2019 #
Event: Return to the Ridge
10 AM
Orienteering 1:25:51 [3] +189m
shoes: Icebugs
Charlie gave me a ride down to the Pound Ridge Reservation where we both did the Brown course on a dry, sunny, warm day. The woods on the north east part of the park were beautiful: open, good visibility, lots of good features.
I consider this endeavor a great success. I found all the controls. I finished a nominal 4.0km course in under 90 minutes. I remembered to punch the lap button on my watch at each control (how? I wore my SI on the same hand as my watch). I did not fall. My right hip and leg and ankle did not hurt at all. I took extra pause each leg to consider route and stay in contact with the map.
If I had a do-over: on #3 I would look around better at the knoll (I walked past the low hung control without seeing it); on #7 I would leave the east end of the wall between the marshes to go n.e. to the intermittent trail instead of skirting around the hill on its southern side.
Can't complain about being last in M70 when the only other contestants were PG and Walk.
Beyond the age & gender groups, I beat for the first time two rabbits I've tried for years to catch up to. Surely due to navigation because I'm not a runner.
My route.
I consider this endeavor a great success. I found all the controls. I finished a nominal 4.0km course in under 90 minutes. I remembered to punch the lap button on my watch at each control (how? I wore my SI on the same hand as my watch). I did not fall. My right hip and leg and ankle did not hurt at all. I took extra pause each leg to consider route and stay in contact with the map.
If I had a do-over: on #3 I would look around better at the knoll (I walked past the low hung control without seeing it); on #7 I would leave the east end of the wall between the marshes to go n.e. to the intermittent trail instead of skirting around the hill on its southern side.
Can't complain about being last in M70 when the only other contestants were PG and Walk.
Beyond the age & gender groups, I beat for the first time two rabbits I've tried for years to catch up to. Surely due to navigation because I'm not a runner.
My route.
