Race Evaluation
Susquehanna Stumble: Long Stumble
kensr
| 1. | Picked CABD because it seemed a bit shorter and had less rocks to cross. Clean route to C. | ||||||
| 2. | Ok up hill to A. | ||||||
| 3. |
No attack point Did not check features en route +01:00 | Led my group up and over to B, but strayed L and too high and climbed 2 contours high; straight down to control. But remembered this later at end! | |||||
| 4. | Down to control ok. | ||||||
| 5. |
Disturbed by others | Picked up trail and let it lead me to control. | |||||
| 6. |
Ran too fast Read map too late Bad compass work Not thinking clearly Disturbed by others +15:00 | Decided to go EHGIF, but screwed up exit from 5: headed E to trail, but stayed to high and hit trail jct heading NE. Ran NE 300m before I checked compass. Turned off trail and cut back across rocks, should have just turned around. Headed S thru fast open woods. Drifted to L and saddle S of Willis Knob, decided at this point I might as well do FIGHE. Got to F and followed Greg Balter leaving control; only he hadn't gotten to control yet. Had to reverse and follow Peggy to control. What a waste of time! | |||||
| 7. | I: Easy shot. | ||||||
| 8. | G: Up trail. | ||||||
| 9. | H: Straight thru woods on compass line. | ||||||
| 10. | E: On bearing around W tip of rock bands. | ||||||
| 11. | Contoured all the way to control. | ||||||
| 12. | Straight line to control, bending enough E to avoid all the rocks and then into control from SE. Good leg. | ||||||
| 13. |
Did not check features en route Read map too late Hesitated | Bit slow at control circle. | |||||
| 14. | +01:00 | Hit trail bit R of target, came down parallel to trail leading to control. Had to correct E 100m. | |||||
| 15. |
Confused parallel features +01:00 | Bit slow around power line, got into some green stuff. | |||||
| 16. | In just behind Ron Bortz. | ||||||
| 17. | Clean up to control. Passed Ron and left him behind. | ||||||
| 18. |
No attack point Did not check features en route Ran too fast Bad map reading +04:00 | Contoured just a bit too low, went past control and had to come back 200 m. Saw control just as Ron reached it. | |||||
| 19. |
Ran too fast Read map too late +03:00 | Follow trail and then faint trail around L of knob. Didn't see trace of it on map and didn't realize how far L I had gone. Had to search and double back 100m to control. | |||||
| 20. | Straight to control. | ||||||
| 21. | Ran MKJL. Ok to M, even thrashing a bit of green. | ||||||
| 22. |
Bad map reading Bad compass work Tired Not thinking clearly +05:00 | K: Left M 180 error, had to double back around hill. Brain fade. Crummy green getting down to brook. No problem finding control. | |||||
| 23. |
Lacked confidence Hesitated | J: Clean to control area, stopped just short of control and wondered if it really might be just over that next bump (it was). | |||||
| 24. | L: Stoney junk run up along creek valley. | ||||||
| 25. | Up hill. Up road. What a drag! | ||||||
| 26. | More road. Picked up Vicktoria as I closed on control. | ||||||
| 27. |
No attack point Tired | Running on autopilot across to control. | |||||
| 28. |
Did not check features en route | Did this ABDC: bit R going to A lost some ground to Ron Bortz again. Hadn't seen him for 6 controls. | |||||
| 29. | Up and over to B. Remembered where it was from the first time through. | ||||||
| 30. |
No attack point Did not check features en route | Down to D. Too far R. Couldn't remember anything about this control. | |||||
| 31. | Over to C | ||||||
| F. | Down along rock band to trail and in. |
Total Time Lost - 00:30:00