Long O Champs M60 as run by a chump. Was guilty of trying too hard (which is a disadvantage). Found myself in a state of disequilibrium right off the bat. Later, it was too hot, I fell too much, there were too many wait-a-minute vines, possibly too much blood, negative feedback begetting more of same. First error was running right to #5 in the belief it was the first cp, incl checking code & then waking up! (enough to proceed that is).
Was lucky with the first cp (finally) as the AP was not deliberate enough, functioned on hunch in poor visibility & it worked. #2 was about the same - st thru green, thought I'd ID'd path bend, then more or less compass in green, white woods finally, could see river, went right and went quite a ways wondering if I'd needed to go left. But cp was there, phew.
4 ok. 5 - disaster. Mostly S to road, not sure what next. Plan was to return to 5 the way I'd come, L of green. Turned R, went to jct, Set compass to hit road just S of numeral "1". Think I got into open, but for some reason thot it was the open well to the SW. So went NW toward numeral "5" but, of course, terrain did not match since i was not where I thot I was. Hit N-going path, then NE/SW (had seen cp in ditch just before )SVT. Not many possibilities, got it figured out, went fm bend just before river, crossed marsh ok where others had done, recognized other side. Big dose of neg feedback. 6 - got a bit too far L. 7 easy since I watched others before starting with Charlie & Dennis. 8 - ran to an identical cp/feature that I'd seen fm 200m away, wrong code. Wandered on with uncertainty, no plan. Wondered if I'd gone by but thot I'd have seen. Saw it w/ relief. 9 - crossed stream, wasted time climbing too early/unnecessary contours. Little uncertainty up big reent (because there was a ditch?) but looked ok at top. 10 - ok. 11 - had run right by so knew it was an easy-to-spot RS. Just tired on the leg. 12 - st & ok, run/walk. 13 - ok. Some pretty trivial legs, a very narrow section to pass thru on the way to second half. Could have picked other features to reduce "dead" running.
1203 - late start, too late, too hot for me. Two nights very poor sleep though I felt fine at starts both days but managed disconnects/lapses, possibly in part due to lack of good sleep, no proof really - no results, though, either. Dealt with some degree of self-loathing, mental flagellation. Goals were 1, no MP; 2, win M60 (seeing as PG, Coach not around); 3, have a good time. (had heard of Joe's 50 so maybe under 60'?). What cheered me up alot was facing the music at the results board. BP, tp, Glen, Clnt M, Phil, Charlie S, all slower. Misery had so much company it couldn't help but laugh:). Harder than it appeared evidently.
Staying in a motel tonight. 2 double beds, so much room I'll have a hard time sleeping.
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