Race Evaluation
QOC Snakehead Sprint: Sprint
Nadim
| 1. | I've been switching back and forth between watches lately so when I started mine, I hit the wrong button. I fumbled with it across the field to the start triangle but got it started after 7 seconds. Distracted I forgot to take a split. | ||||||
| 2. | +00:15 | I hadn't been watching where people were going after the start triangle much but when Dave Onkst said Clem took a funny route going left. I was inclined to go right. At the triangle, I fumbled w/the map locating the start triangle and number 1. It seemed like an eternity to get going with those remaining watching. I went almost straight up across the woods bearing right a bit to stay out of the green. At the control location, I first passed the intersection and looked on the right. Not seeing it, I came back and found it on the left. | |||||
| 3. | +00:20 | Still flustered I took off toward the neighborhood on the wrong path. I turned it around and settled down... | |||||
| 4. | I took the trail forgoing the field and lacking confidence that I'd find a good opening in the brush at the edge of the trees. At least this one was where I thought it'd be. | ||||||
| 5. | Down the paved trail to the dirt trail on the left; then right at the bottom. Near the control, the trail forked again and I stayed right when it was on the left. | ||||||
| 6. | +00:30 | On the way to #5, I decided to try to cut across the woods a little. It was slow and I ended-up barely cutting the corner at all. I was sucking air up the hill and at first knew the dog park was not where I wanted to look. The trouble was, I didn't see a building from the approach so I cut left any way and looked at the corner of the parking lot mistaking the two on the map. | |||||
| 7. | I stayed on the trail the whole way to #6, foregoing temptation. | ||||||
| 8. | Straight there to #7 but I didn't see it right away as I expected. Along the way I was looking at the route to #8. | ||||||
| 9. | I made good time on the trail, not pausing at any intersections. I passed Darcy Good, then hugged the fence to the control. | ||||||
| 10. | +00:30 | I glanced the route to #9 and thought it'd be just before the lake. I stayed along the fence too long. I overshot the intersection and arrived at the lake before rereading and turning around. The guy I passed earlier had already punched and Darcy was just getting there. | |||||
| 11. | I chased after the guy I saw at #9. He passed the control just before I caught him but I saw it through the fence. | ||||||
| 12. | +00:15 | I went up the correct trail but was hesitant before the bend where a retaining wall was. I looked on my right but didn't see it nor the rocks on the map. I turned around in the open area and saw it on the way back. | |||||
| 13. | Up the trail and left on the dirt trail to the control. | ||||||
| 14. | Down the road, passing Heidi Onkst just before the control. She went right and I went straight but cut right and got there first. | ||||||
| 15. | +01:00 | I glanced at the map while on the run to #14. It looked like it'd be just off the tracks so I cut up and ran along the tracks. I was unsure where I was along the slowly curving train tracks and overshot getting about 50m past the control. Coming back, I saw Heidi leaving the control area. Feeling foolish, I didn't repeat the clue word in my head as I left this control and would later have trouble remembering it. | |||||
| 16. | I chased Heidi and another guy, almost missing that I had to go to #15. I passed the guy and got there just behind Heidi. | ||||||
| 17. | I ran not feeling very strong up the grade. I cut over at the start triangle and spiked it. | ||||||
| F. | A bit disapointed and a little tired, I didn't run very hard at first. |
Total Time Lost - 00:02:50