Orienteering 1:00:15 [3] *** 4.3 km (14:01 / km) +150m 11:56 / km
16c shoes: Mizuno Ascend 2
Red Middle at West Point! This started out pretty well. I was clean to the first three controls (although the mini-rock at 1 threw me a bit), but then things got pretty sloppy on 4, 7, 8, and 9. The only really good thing I can say about these controls is that I always relocated reasonably quickly, which is actually something of an achievement for me at West Point. So hurray! Even with the sloppiness, I was having tons of fun out there in the gorgeous weather :-).
Orienteering 24:24 [3] *** 2.8 km (8:43 / km) +90m 7:30 / km
14c shoes: Mizuno Ascend 2
Red Sprint at West Point! Woohoo! Tons of fun! This was pretty clean, which made me happy! I did mess up number 2, where I saw the control, thought it was too low, and then ran an extra 50m or so before realizing my error. Things were really good again (and I was even passing people!), until 7, where I didn't see the exit from the tennis courts, but I did get to see 8 on the way in to 7, so that was nice anyway. I was really checking my map for the sections in the buildings because I was worried they would throw me off, but happily I succeeded to make it through cleanly :-). I did get caught in the green a bit on 11, but once I escaped things were smooth sailing from there on out. It was tons of fun! I'm really glad I came down even though it was just for Saturday!