Walking warm up/down 9:38 0.72 km (13:18 / km) +7m12:42 / km ahr:104 max:118 slept:7.0 shoes: 2017 Inov8 ArcticClaw 300
To start.
Plus another previous trip of 700m to portajohns and back to car.
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:04:54*** 4.64 km (14:00 / km) +86m12:49 / km ahr:140 max:172 spiked:4/9c shoes: 2017 Inov8 ArcticClaw 300
Brown X day 2 on Hangman Tree map on Quantico. 4.0 km / 120m climb, both days 1:10000 map by Francis Hogle. Course today by Riley Culberg (yesterday by Tom Strat).
Relatively clean run except for 8 where I relocated from near the powerline only to return to same area. Did see Ed K and another runner head into a thick area and voila. To 5 (pit) I mistook the cup depression for the green rimmed ditch and had to look around on the spur for the two pits. I was within the circle but off to the right to 2 and 3 and had to go a bit farther to 6 (stopped to look at 126).
Mary Lynn missed #7 and I think found 8 first...
1/7 in F60, today, and for the champs!
21 / 55 (not sure why Sue H-T is missing from the uploaded splits) for today
Walking warm up/down 9:45 0.85 km (11:26 / km) +15m10:29 / km ahr:109 max:133 shoes: 2017 Inov8 ArcticClaw 300
To start, past Marine base obstacles on the trail and near start area.
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:10:21 5.44 km (12:56 / km) +104m11:48 / km ahr:136 max:166 spiked:7/10c shoes: 2017 Inov8 ArcticClaw 300
Brown X day 1 at Classic Champs. Cold hands to start even w/ gloves, but I dressed appropriately for the race and enjoyed the sunshine.
Nominal 4.7 km, 150m climb. ~32-38F Beaver Dam Run map on the Quantico Marine Base
Purposely contoured around gully N of 2, reconfirmed position at the double rootstock SSW of control, but a bit hesitant in between. Clare, who started 4 min back, caught up between 2-3 and I saw her through 5; saw others at 7 and 8, and Glen passed me on trail approaching Go control, but I navigated much of the in-between parts alone.
Biggest time loss was probably 6 where I went to the road and left at the third x (post with ammo box), but stayed on the west side of the hill and misidentified/miscounted reentrants (not pace counting which I should have done here) so I slowed down trying to figure it out. Others stayed higher and used the ride which was a better route.
Some gully crossings were challenging, as I tried to keep my feet dry (and succeeded). I was thankful for the bridges across the bigger creek.
28/54 on Brown X; 4.5 min behind Mary Lynn G. who's first in F60.