O - competition race 1:39:10 [4] ***** 7.91 km (12:32 / km) +235m 10:55 / km
ahr:122 max:157
1 Off to 1 up thru jumbled boulder/cliff area, kind of psyched out, but ok
2 Then across into 200m of slash, stopped and looked too soon, wasted 6 min before relocating and heading up to control
4 Picked up wrong trail out of 3 and hesitated because the terrain didn't match, finally just headed on the right bearing until things lined up and attacked from ponds 200m before control
5 Nice straight-line run along the hillside, actually fast terrain; nailed the control, my best leg
6 Went down the road a little and came in past the feature about 50m and looped back, 4 min
7 Dead-on bearing, but stopped 30m short and searched for 4 min before I found it where I had been headed
8 Running with Ernst
9 L and past the control, 1 min
ok on final loop
Legs feeling faster and more comfortable running rough terrain. But needs work.