orienteering 1:11:57 [3] 5.38 mi (13:22 / mi) +733ft 11:51 / mi
shoes: brooks #2 lighter
WCOC local meet at Ansonia. This one gets top marks across the board:
-- The woods are wonderful, lovely for running, interesting topography.
-- Excellent course by Niels Lyng-Olsen. Not just the design, but also the selection of control sites and the precise spots the controls were placed. Just perfect.
-- And I had a good run, no mistakes of any significance (i.e. more than 15 seconds), put out a good effort, and the legs had some energy. Not that I still didn't walk a lot, but I also ran more and better than expected. A result of two weeks of training? What if I keep it up for another couple of weeks?
Standing around at the finish, Joe came over, declaring rather confidently that I had beaten him on at most one split, and maybe none. No doubt in his mind. Except when we looked at the actual numbers, I had taken four splits, and tied another. Sure sounds like a victory to me, though his total time, insignificant as that may be, was 7 or 8 minutes faster. I believe he still runs up hills.
So really nice day. And no doubt that Ansonia is better than even the best parts of Harriman, and way better than the Harriman average.