Race Evaluation
US Individual Championships (Sprint/Middle/Long/Trail): Sprint - Green
Nadim
| 1. | Moving steady to get into the map. Slipped going down the hill to the control and expected it a little sooner. | ||||||
| 2. | +00:16 | Ran along the parking lot and had a pause when a truck started to drive onto the sidewalk. I went into the right area but paused at the underpass, thinking I might have been up against the next building. I had visually seen white on the map for the overpass and interpreted it as sidewalk; I would of expected a darker light grey for the overpass. | |||||
| 3. | From the right side but with a slight pause at the top of the stairs. The clue descriptions would have helped me but I was remembering more where I was rather than what number. Pausing to read it didn't make sense and the clues seemed small to my eyes. | ||||||
| 4. | Straight along the sidewalk and along the building. | ||||||
| 5. | +00:25 | Up the stairs and into the alley. When I saw it was blocked, I ran back around the building. | |||||
| 6. | Around the right side and to the corner. | ||||||
| 7. | +00:05 | Paused to read ahead and make sure what was ahead. I also thought the mapped fence was more of a wall. Along the road but I wasn't sur about which side the contol was on. I cut left before the control to look in, then backed out and around. | |||||
| 8. | Around the right side. | ||||||
| 9. | To the right on the road, then in. It was just about visible from the road. | ||||||
| 10. | Looking for the round building; to the right. I started analyzing route options for the 11 to 12 leg. | ||||||
| 11. | Still analyzing route options for the 11 to 12 leg. | ||||||
| 12. | A little bit of wavering and listening to Peggy yelling for me to commit to a route, then run hard. I chose left to avoid climb. I didn't run as hard as possible, mostly to stay in contact with the map. After the bridge, I missed the right fork, thinking straight was better but with the fence ahead, I cut right at the top any way. | ||||||
| 13. | +00:18 | Around to the left but I stopped above the control, having misinterpreted the small yucky green as real green. I was expecting the control a little further ahead but couldn't see any real green of the size mapped. I almost crossed the garden but turned to the left with some noise from that area. | |||||
| 14. | On the road and through the gap. I saw the other control and other runners but the fence was a dead giveaway. | ||||||
| 15. | Dog-leg back, then up the sidewalk to he building. | ||||||
| 16. | Over the bridge but not so fast down the stairs. | ||||||
| 17. | Down the hill straight along the trees. I wasnt sure of the purpose of this control. Perhaps it was to keep us out of the strip of green. | ||||||
| 18. | Running a little faster. | ||||||
| F. | Slowish start but a good effort overall. I worry about running fast these days for injury risk but this felt okay. I suppose I need to build back the speed by doing more speed training. |
Total Time Lost - 00:01:04