Race Evaluation
NAOC2014 SML training weekend: Saturday Long Advanced
boyle
| 1. | It's been a while since I had to half mile to start. | ||||||
| 2. | I should have learned right away to start taking bearings, having messed up leg 2. | ||||||
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| 5. | I was surprised to see new bridge. From there I went overland. | ||||||
| 6. | SW to trail and familiar location | ||||||
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| 8. | Trains began to catch me, pulling me out of last place. | ||||||
| 9. | Few of strayed right of and north past control. | ||||||
| 10. | Others in train went west but I backed up and found closed trail south. I knew I was heading to ruins yet still hesitated. Of course control was inside ruin against highest wall. | ||||||
| 11. | While a straightforward leg, I hesitated at every height of land, hoping flag was there. | ||||||
| 12. | After challenge of finding 11, I tried to exit with stealth but drifted right and missed pass, stumbling back towards 10. From there NNW to green crossing but again drifted right, having to back track. | ||||||
| 13. | I was stuck, confused, lost just 100m E of control til I noticed close trails. | ||||||
| 14. | I suspect I screwed up, nearly leaving map NNE of 13 round distant lake, stumbling round nice terrain but never found myself on map and flunked out seeing 14. | ||||||
| 15. | Quite happy with good, short leg but | ||||||
| 16. | totally messed up next short leg. I still don't know what went wrong. | ||||||
| 17. | Best leg only because of good visibility and following. | ||||||
| 18. | Tried for straight W but drifted left and stopped short. | ||||||
| 19. | Plan was to attack from fence. I should have gone N to trail and the joined fence right from trail. Instead I attempted overland and now believe I used remnants is east west rather than correct fence. Depressing leg put me in last place. | ||||||
| 20. | I gave up my false confidence with familiar terrain and started taking bearings. | ||||||
| 21. | Rest of race went well, on my own. | ||||||
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| 23. | I thought I did poorly on the beaver dam leg but better than many others. | ||||||
| F. | 1000m back to SI tent. |
Total Time Lost - 00:00:00