Cross Training (Racing Ahead AR) 2:00:00 [1]
Setting up for O section of adventure race.
Checking out other sections of the race after everyone was off the o-course.
Note
For the o-course, teams got to me at the first control point about a km away from the start after UTM plotting controls, and were given 3 o maps, each with different controls preplotted. They could get the 10 controls together as a team or split up and collect them individually.
Obviously, this rewarded teams where everyone could navigate. As an orienteer, I hate seeing teams with one navigator trailed by clueless teammates. So being course setter, I had a chance to get my revenge.
It was fun watching the shock and confusion as teams reached the o start and discovered the challenge. And then there was the team which met the gear list requirement of compasses for everyone by having one of their compass being the trinket variety, set in the end of a flashlight.
Most teams seemed to enjoy the chance to split up and do some nav on their own. The 3 courses were all fairly easy, varying in length from 2 to 6 km. The terrain was not suited for a complex course.
Fastest team was EMS, which divided up and hit all the controls without a hitch in less than an hour. Longest team stayed together and was out for about 3 hours.