Note
ICO Bear Creek, OLOU Billy Goat - Tom Wallace Lake Park, Jingle Bell Run 5k, or John Bryan 20k. Lots of options, but unfortunately can't do any of them. I may go to Bear Creek and help out. Perhaps walk the orange course or something.
Orienteering race (C-Meet) 46:38 [2] *** 4.22 km (11:03 / km) +151m 9:22 / km
ahr:157 max:181 spiked:10/11c shoes: Inov-8 Mudclaw O'330
ICO/TROL Event - Bear Creek Scout Reservation, Connersville, Indiana.
Green Course: 3.67km, 11c. (1:5000, 20ft)
Mid 20s, light snow
Carpooled with Tim who has a 4-wd, otherwise it would've been more adventurous getting to the meet. Originally plan was to walk the Orange course, but since Green was short enough, I went for it. I did some very light jogging here and there, but mostly just walked. Wore the inov-8 mudclaw for the first time, and the traction in snow and ice was excellent. I still slipped a couple times on the steeper descents but never fell. Didn't have the best route to #3, and subsequently lost a few minutes missing right. Also lost ~30s to #11, but the rest was good. The stream crossings were nice and chilly!
Orienteering race (C-Meet) 39:48 [2] *** 3.88 km (10:15 / km) +123m 8:51 / km
ahr:159 max:185 spiked:7/9c shoes: Inov-8 Mudclaw O'330
ICO/TROL Event - Bear Creek Scout Reservation, Connersville, Indiana.
Orange Course: 2.66km, 9c. (1:5000, 20ft)
Mid 20s, light snow
Since Tim wasn't back yet, I decided to do the Orange course as well (no sharing controls with Green), without a compass. I picked a bad route to #1, coupled with a questionable control placement, lost a couple minutes right out of the gate. Then at #6, I misread the terrain and overshot to the powerline north. As my knee was feeling pretty good, I might have pushed the pace a little more. It started getting sore near the end though, probably from a combination of running and extended time spent.
Overall, it was a nice outing. I got to do some orienteering, even if it was at a slow pace. Plus, it's always nice to be out playing in the snow!