Split Analysis
Return to the Water Gap Day 1: Blue
Tundra/Desert
median leg score: 83.4
calculated time lost: 1:16 (+1.3%)
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| # | dist | time | place | delta | score | lost* | pace | dist | time | place | delta | pace | comments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | 1239m | 9:31 | 6 | +2:01 | 27% | 83.2 | 7:40 | 1239m | 9:31 | 6 | +2:01 | 27% | 7:40 | The pond was larger than mapped. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | 666m | 6:43 | 7 | +1:21 | 25% | 86.7 | 10:05 | 1905m | 16:14 | 5 | +3:22 | 26% | 8:31 | Caught up with Marek Filicko (+3 min or so). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | 885m | 7:11 | 8 | +1:27 | 25% | 85.9 | 8:07 | 2790m | 23:25 | 6 | +4:49 | 26% | 8:23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | 521m | 4:34 | 9 | +1:03 | 30% | 81.8 | 20 | 8:45 | 3311m | 27:59 | 6 | +5:52 | 27% | 8:27 | Was looking for the bag on top of the mini-ridge. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | 433m | 4:29 | 6 | +1:02 | 30% | 83.4 | 10:21 | 3744m | 32:28 | 6 | +5:01 | 18% | 8:40 | Even though I went wide right, I don't think this was much of a loss. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | 437m | 5:19 | 13 | +1:35 | 42% | 74.3 | 1:15 | 34 | 12:09 | 4181m | 37:47 | 7 | +6:15 | 20% | 9:02 | Wide left, after misreading the knolls that were branching left of the ridge. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | 636m | 5:21 | 12 | +1:08 | 27% | 81.2 | 45 | 8:24 | 4817m | 43:08 | 7 | +6:58 | 19% | 8:57 | Cut down to the escarpment one stream valley too early. Found a different bag in the deep stream valley. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | 1807m | 15:05 | 8 | +2:42 | 22% | 85.6 | 8:20 | 6624m | 58:13 | 8 | +9:21 | 19% | 8:47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | 484m | 6:27 | 6 | +1:12 | 23% | 87.9 | 50 | 13:19 | 7108m | 1:04:40 | 8 | +10:33 | 19% | 9:05 | With Wyatt on my heels, I did not spend much time reading the map upon climbing the final ridge. And I paid for it: as I crossed the ridge, I saw cliffs to my left and checked them out as Wyatt went to the right location. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | 580m | 5:27 | 8 | +1:51 | 51% | 72.6 | 1:35 | 42 | 9:23 | 7688m | 1:10:07 | 8 | +11:50 | 20% | 9:07 | As the two of us charged ahead, we miscounted the spurs and stopped one rib too early. Wyatt was the one who figured this out. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11. | 1085m | 13:07 | 4 | +2:07 | 19% | 89.9 | 12:05 | 8773m | 1:23:14 | 7 | +13:22 | 19% | 9:29 | Went left of the swamp (Wyatt went right), and was dead after the climb—the routes were probably equivalent so Wyatt was a bit ahead. I caught up at the control as he drank. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12. | 453m | 4:16 | 4 | +53 | 26% | 86.7 | 9:25 | 9226m | 1:27:30 | 7 | +14:07 | 19% | 9:29 | Passed Wyatt who was a bit unsure near the control, he was starting to look for it one ridge too early. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13. | 229m | 2:00 | 4 | +16 | 15% | 91.4 | 8:44 | 9455m | 1:29:30 | 7 | +14:23 | 19% | 9:27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14. | 604m | 5:59 | 4 | +1:14 | 26% | 86.3 | 9:54 | 10059m | 1:35:29 | 6 | +15:25 | 19% | 9:29 | Wyatt stayed left of the line, choosing gradual climb. Didn't see him again until the finish chute. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15. | 523m | 3:47 | 6 | +38 | 20% | 86.2 | 7:14 | 10582m | 1:39:16 | 7 | +16:03 | 19% | 9:22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16. | 149m | 1:22 | 10 | +28 | 52% | 68.7 | 9:10 | 10731m | 1:40:38 | 7 | +16:30 | 20% | 9:22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17. | 151m | 1:15 | 12 | +27 | 56% | 70.7 | 8:16 | 10882m | 1:41:53 | 7 | +16:51 | 20% | 9:21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18. | 140m | 34 | 8 | +6 | 21% | 83.3 | 4:02 | 11022m | 1:42:27 | 7 | +16:53 | 20% | 9:17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* red = reported, gray = calculated