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Saturday Apr 22, 2017 #
Event: West Point National Meet
Orienteering 1:10:37 [3] *** 7.4 km (9:33 / km) +260m 8:07 / km
21c shoes: VJ Supra Fall 2015
West Point National Meet Day 1
I ran M35 on the Red course, thinking that I might actually be able to handle this distance over two days of racing.
This was our first two-day event with Inara, so everything was a bit experimental. We got up early, left home at 5am, picked up Kenny on the way, and made it to West Point with just enough time to get ready, bring Inara in her stroller over to Hannah and Kevin (thank you guys!!!) to watch over while we raced, and to make our (intentionally late) start times.
Once the race started, full focus was back on orienteering. I think this will be a useful skill for me to work on: being able to turn on my focus and concentration instantly after worrying about things other than orienteering (mainly, baby care logistics) leading up to the start.
It took me a bit of time to get into the map and the rocky footing, and I was slow and a bit sloppy on the first loop of the course, including running just above #3, losing a minute. I then lost some time on 9, which I am pretty sure was misplaced, and a bit more on 11, which was definitely misplaced.
I then settled into a pretty good rhythm for the rest of the course, even winning the long leg to 15. My route choice on the second long leg, to 19, was sub-optimal, as I climbed to the top of the big hill instead of contouring, and that cost about 30 seconds. I also got stuck in the brambles on the way to the last control, costing me first place on Red in a very tight battle with Sergei G and a speedy AJ.
We then had a really nice lunch with the goats (great to see z-man again!) and hung out at the hotel with the Walkers.
I ran M35 on the Red course, thinking that I might actually be able to handle this distance over two days of racing.
This was our first two-day event with Inara, so everything was a bit experimental. We got up early, left home at 5am, picked up Kenny on the way, and made it to West Point with just enough time to get ready, bring Inara in her stroller over to Hannah and Kevin (thank you guys!!!) to watch over while we raced, and to make our (intentionally late) start times.
Once the race started, full focus was back on orienteering. I think this will be a useful skill for me to work on: being able to turn on my focus and concentration instantly after worrying about things other than orienteering (mainly, baby care logistics) leading up to the start.
It took me a bit of time to get into the map and the rocky footing, and I was slow and a bit sloppy on the first loop of the course, including running just above #3, losing a minute. I then lost some time on 9, which I am pretty sure was misplaced, and a bit more on 11, which was definitely misplaced.
I then settled into a pretty good rhythm for the rest of the course, even winning the long leg to 15. My route choice on the second long leg, to 19, was sub-optimal, as I climbed to the top of the big hill instead of contouring, and that cost about 30 seconds. I also got stuck in the brambles on the way to the last control, costing me first place on Red in a very tight battle with Sergei G and a speedy AJ.
We then had a really nice lunch with the goats (great to see z-man again!) and hung out at the hotel with the Walkers.