Race Evaluation
: Vasquez Rocks Green
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| 1. |
Unused to terrain | Unused to terrain, set out on safe route. came in from the top. hit it. | |||||
| 2. |
Followed by others Unused to terrain +03:00 | Unused to terrain, took chance. ended up short of where I wanted to be. several trails not on map. corrected. | |||||
| 3. |
Followed by others Unused to terrain +02:00 | slow to start, could not decide on attack point. used magnification to see small stream. followed up hill. attacked from above. proved to be best decision of day. | |||||
| 4. |
Disturbed by others Unused to terrain | started to get feeling for terrain. headed over slick rock. | |||||
| 5. | not too bad. confused with many trails. followed small creek. | ||||||
| 6. |
Confused parallel features +06:00 | longest distance between two controls. went around cliffs, stayed low. ended up on parallel trail north of my trail. realized I wanted to be higher up hill. | |||||
| 7. |
Followed by others | 6 was up on side of hill that overlooked valley. this allowed a great vantage point to plot path. once I knew where I was going I just made a direct path to attack point. bingo. | |||||
| 8. | feeling good. went uphill to attack from above. reached summit. saw control was much further down hill than I thought correct. went directly to control. it was mine. | ||||||
| 9. | +01:00 | perfect route choice. problem was I stopped on top of bolder that control was hidden under. my vantage point allowed me to survey area. another runner came up to me and puched the control under my feet. | |||||
| 10. |
Bad distance judgement | close to the finish. so many trails. many similar features. kept eye on the person in front of me while still looking behing similar. | |||||
| F. |
Followed others |
Total Time Lost - 00:12:00