Day 1 brown at Mt. Tom. Started off poorly when I exited the trail to # 1 (it had been a trail run most of the way) and climbed the hill and somehow changed direction, getting to # 2 first -- arrrrgggghhhh!!! Got straightened out and found 1 and hustled back to 2. Route to 4 apparently wasn't optimum -- perhaps I should have stayed up on the spur longer and run the road, but I got there.
Took the trail wide right around to 5, figuring a gradual climb on trails all the way would be faster than an up-and-over the saddle on the more direct route (which would have added 4 extra contours).
Bobbled 6 a bit; the terrain didn't match what I saw on the map. Bobbled 7 a lot, especially after hitting my attack point (stream junction) and then mistaking it for a stream bend farther south. I did the tour of the spur before realizing where I was and correcting. Fine the rest of the way in.
I figure at least 15 minutes of error (maybe as much as 20). Could have done better, in any case. I plan to do better tomorrow!
gps distance ~ 6.15 km (Garmin 5.83, SportTracks 6.47)
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