Race Evaluation
QOC: Greenbelt: Blue
Nadim
| 1. | Feeling better (but not 100%) so I decided to run Blue. I need the practice with the Navigator's Cup coming-up. Going to #1, I kept fairly straight. I checked-off the trail intersection and ditches along the way. | ||||||
| 2. | Down to the trail, the straight at it from the bend. I hit the ditch high but came down righ to it as some one else converged just ahead of me. | ||||||
| 3. |
Underrated difficulty Did not like map +02:00 | Up to the campground loop, then leaving it only vaguely knowing where I was. I went straight but was too high and had to wander back. | |||||
| 4. |
Underrated difficulty Bad map reading +02:15 | Straight to the road then down the road a ways. I cut in ahead of the trail, went straight and hit the trail. Coming back, I looped counterclockwise but missed again and again hit the trail. Looping the same way, I came straight up the ridge to find that I was searching too low. | |||||
| 5. | Down to the trail, over the bridge, the to it. | ||||||
| 6. |
Bad distance judgement Hesitated +00:20 | Straight along the right side of the creek. I was hesitant, not sure of my distance. I kept looking for the stream intersection but it was much further than I expected. I could see the control before I crossed just above the intersection. | |||||
| 7. |
Bad distance judgement Hesitated +00:15 | A little left of straight to avoid the green, I pulled-up short, looked around and could see it 70m ahead. | |||||
| 8. | Angled straight toward the bridge over N.B. Still Creek, then through the green along the sewer line to the road. I went right/left following trails up until the bridge over the stream, then straight at it to spike it. | ||||||
| 9. | Back to the road the way I came, then followed the road to the Dogwood Trail. I followed the unmarked trail straight across the Dogwood loop, then down the gullies. I paused near the location only to take a few steps and see that the brush was hiding it right in front of me. | ||||||
| 10. | Straight across the ridge, then paused at the trail where Heidi Onkst was intently reading her map. I started to keep going straight, then took the trail around right to the bench, then right again down the unmarked trail. The control was much further from the trail than I thought but it was easily visible. | ||||||
| 11. | I didn't take an efficient route going down the hill. I got hung-up in the stickers before hitting the trail. Easy punch on this turning leg. | ||||||
| 12. | +00:30 | I went straight, fighting the brush to the lower Blueberry Trail, the turned left following it to the road. Left and right at the road to use the B campground loop. I cut in the brush, eventually hitting the Perimeter Trail and turning left to go to the road. It was fast down the hill. I cut left just past the trail intersection on the right. The map didn't show that the gully in the green went much further up the hill. I followed it thinking it was the gully the control was in but after going high enough, I looked around and saw it far to my right. | |||||
| 13. | Straight at it, I crossed the multiple gullies on the high side rather than on the lower side past where they intersected. | ||||||
| 14. |
Bad compass work +01:00 | Down along the gully, then vaguely straight. Visibility was not good. After going far enough to a clearing, I looked right again to see the control 70m over. | |||||
| 15. | Straight over, an older guy got there just before me. | ||||||
| 16. | +02:30 | My plan was to climb to the Perimeter Trail, then use the road coming-in from the N. It was slow climbing throught green holly. Finally hitting the trail, I followed it along the ridge, cut through the B campground loop again, R/L to the main campground road, then cut-in left, just past the trail intersection on the left. I thought it would be simple to come down to where the streams intersect but I hit just a little left of the control in a flat area where it seemed intermittant streams were converging. Looping right first, but not big enough, I missed and decided to follow the first stream up to the left. I looped right again coming down the other stream, then went down to the gullies where the control was. | |||||
| 17. | Francis was just arriving as I punched. Since there was not far to go, it was cold out and I wanted to leave ahead of him, I didn't drink. I contoured around the ridge, went upstream a little before crossing above the bridge on the trail. Going down, I went to the bridge to have a good attack point, then straight at it. | ||||||
| 18. | +02:30 | Sinewing my way around the green up the hill, I went straight into it after the saddle. I was on my knees for a little way. When I hit the stream, I wasn't sure how high I was. I crossed and went to a converging stream following it somewhat to the right. Doubting, I turned around to the left and did a clockwise loop. I saw Peggy approaching, then looked left and saw the control. I had a downhill aproach and got there just ahead. | |||||
| 19. | +00:45 | Straight up and over, I drifted left while following an animal trail. Once again, I wasn't sure where I was after crossing the stream. I could not see the intersecting stream. I chose correctly and went right. I could see Peggy approaching so I felt better about the choice right away. I saw the control next behind a fallen log and went to it quietly while others were searching near also. | |||||
| 20. | +00:10 | I knew that trying to come down through the green from the campground loop was hard because it was too thick. I made my route choice to go around to the left and contour my way there. I was a little low and almost stopped too soon. | |||||
| 21. | Once again, I contoured my way around the green. It probably wasn't the fastest way. In doing so, I passed the pit. I hit the reentrant a bit low but in deciding to look higher, I saw the gullies above converge and then the control. | ||||||
| F. | Just motoring in. I ran slower today than in the past but am pleased considering how sick I'd been. |
Total Time Lost - 00:12:15