Orienteering race 1:29:00 [3] *** 6.3 mi (14:08 / mi)
spiked:8/13c shoes: Icebug
Red Course at Townsend. Nice course set by Dean S. Woods were lovely devoid of water. Took it slow today. Just wanted to have fun orienteering (has been a rarity for me lately). Too far NE on 4, but relocated correctly. Ran by 5 just S of it, then circled around, and stood 30 m from it - did not see the faded control, did another loop around, then saw it. Missed traverse to 7 by going too far. My usual mistake at Townsend. The 2.5 m contours are portraying a steepish hillside, so I forget to check my compass, trusting instead of the suggested direction. But then the terrain is rather vague. Anyway, ended up 150m NE of control near circular cliff. Again good relocating. I heard that 10 was misplaced, so I attacked carefully from indistinct trail N of it and landed right on it. I possibly missed a group of boulders due to poor visibility and thought it was correctly placed. Lost 1 min on route to 12 - went too far north on trail, then had to turn back. Hope to run faster and cleaner next weekend.