Orienteering 1:26:14 [3] *** 3.5 km (24:38 / km) +64m 22:34 / km
ahr:111 max:142 spiked:9/11c shoes: INOV-8 X-Talon 212
Day Three of the Navigator Cup. Chattahoochee Bend again, but the flatter part. No rain, but cold. About 34 degrees throughout the race, so I was wearing lots of clothes. It was still a lot better than yesterday with the rain. No problems until 3. It was supposed to be at the top of a hill, so I climbed the only hill I could see. Really messy stuff, and no control. I was not alone up there--Nancy and some guy were also up there trying to find the control. We finally decided to go to 4, which was a short ways away on an easement, and take a bearing back. But we didn't need to, because as soon as we got off the hill, we could see the control on a knoll. Bad description and bad mapping. Nancy and I mostly chose the same routes throughout the rest of the course, although occasionally we would choose different routes, and we seemed to always get to the controls about the same time. The only problem after 3, was me. Heading to 9, I suddenly realized that I couldn't remember punching 8, and turned around to go back, then remembered that was a water stop and I had punched. I had already spotted 9, so it was a fast trip back. Slippery again today, so I didn't run until hitting the trail about halfway between 10 and 11, and then running in.