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Sunday Feb 18, 2007 #
Running warm up/down 8:00 [1]
Body was stiff and cold - near freezing.
Orienteering race 1:09:00 [4]
Green Day 2. Well-designed, challenging legs 1, 2, and 4; then course got easier. A bit overly cautious a couple times, but good route choice and execution on all but one leg - good for tired legs. Ran from 5 in near Gary Klaben of Chicago - very simlar ability and pace.
BUT 12-minute error on #4 - UGH! Held red-line nicely from #3, attack point was saddle above pond. On steep climb, I saw 'flat ridge' to my left - looked like saddle. Didn't appreciate how far left I went. Saw no pond, saddle was sketchy, and I thought, "Don't leave ridge unless certain." I did any way. Found expected rentrant and rootstock - no control. Expected a parallel error - found 2nd reentrant - no control and they joined on ground - not on map. Totally confused, but refused to stop and figure it out. Spotted water; feared it was stream; but had to drop to relocate. Way too far left; 10 contours back up to pond along very scenic big rock reentrant (more of you should have visited it :) ). This penalty was so severe, maybe I'll remember the lessons: stay on red-line when simple; remember when I intentionally veer off; STOP on ridge; STOP when map didn't make sense. Also, I'm shocked I never checked my compass (reentrants were 45 degrees off). Partly, proof of tiredness from Day 1 and Day 2 climbs.
Dropped from 2nd to 3rd - he deserved it! Nice yellow bandana for awards!
BUT 12-minute error on #4 - UGH! Held red-line nicely from #3, attack point was saddle above pond. On steep climb, I saw 'flat ridge' to my left - looked like saddle. Didn't appreciate how far left I went. Saw no pond, saddle was sketchy, and I thought, "Don't leave ridge unless certain." I did any way. Found expected rentrant and rootstock - no control. Expected a parallel error - found 2nd reentrant - no control and they joined on ground - not on map. Totally confused, but refused to stop and figure it out. Spotted water; feared it was stream; but had to drop to relocate. Way too far left; 10 contours back up to pond along very scenic big rock reentrant (more of you should have visited it :) ). This penalty was so severe, maybe I'll remember the lessons: stay on red-line when simple; remember when I intentionally veer off; STOP on ridge; STOP when map didn't make sense. Also, I'm shocked I never checked my compass (reentrants were 45 degrees off). Partly, proof of tiredness from Day 1 and Day 2 climbs.
Dropped from 2nd to 3rd - he deserved it! Nice yellow bandana for awards!