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Saturday Sep 27, 2008 #
Orienteering race 1:23:17 [3] *** 5.3 km (15:43 / km) +123m 14:05 / km
spiked:9/16c
NAOC Middle Distance Disaster
Spiked #1, hitting it sooner than I expected; that lead me to coming up short on #2 and #3. #4 was the first disaster (6 minutes) as I veered way S and ended up on the hill mass with #5. Then clean to #7 before I blew #8 before bailing out to the road and doubling back (4 minutes). #9 was fine; I was sloppy to #10 and #11 before spiking #12 and #13. I overshot #14 and hit the road by the field(!) before doubling back and finding the control (6 minutes). I was then clean for the last two, now unimportant, controls. Yuk!
Spiked #1, hitting it sooner than I expected; that lead me to coming up short on #2 and #3. #4 was the first disaster (6 minutes) as I veered way S and ended up on the hill mass with #5. Then clean to #7 before I blew #8 before bailing out to the road and doubling back (4 minutes). #9 was fine; I was sloppy to #10 and #11 before spiking #12 and #13. I overshot #14 and hit the road by the field(!) before doubling back and finding the control (6 minutes). I was then clean for the last two, now unimportant, controls. Yuk!
Friday Sep 26, 2008 #
Event: North American Championships
Orienteering race 17:35 [4] *** 2.1 km (8:22 / km) +55m 7:24 / km
spiked:13/14c
Preliminary Sprint at NAOCs.
Started okay, caught by Emily Kemp at #3; together to #4, but I lost her in the weeds. Lost my shoe between #6 and #7 (hadn't taped my laces and had thought that I could run with it even after they undid) costing about 10-15 seconds. Blew #12 badly (90 seconds) when I veered way right.
Started okay, caught by Emily Kemp at #3; together to #4, but I lost her in the weeds. Lost my shoe between #6 and #7 (hadn't taped my laces and had thought that I could run with it even after they undid) costing about 10-15 seconds. Blew #12 badly (90 seconds) when I veered way right.
Orienteering race 31:37 [4] *** 3.5 km (9:02 / km) +55m 8:23 / km
spiked:23/27c
Sprint finals at NAOC. LONG race...
Clean to #5 and then I decided to go left to #6 (a good choice); unfortunately, I then went to the SE corner of the parking lot instead of the SW (a very bad choice - 45 seconds). I was clean then until #14 (though slow up the hill to #12). #15 I chose to attack from the road, turned in too soon, and skirted the clearings just S of the one I wanted; found the road to the E and had to double back (lost 2.5 minutes). Third loop was clean except for overshooting #22 slightly and having to double back (maybe 15 seconds).
Clean to #5 and then I decided to go left to #6 (a good choice); unfortunately, I then went to the SE corner of the parking lot instead of the SW (a very bad choice - 45 seconds). I was clean then until #14 (though slow up the hill to #12). #15 I chose to attack from the road, turned in too soon, and skirted the clearings just S of the one I wanted; found the road to the E and had to double back (lost 2.5 minutes). Third loop was clean except for overshooting #22 slightly and having to double back (maybe 15 seconds).
Wednesday Sep 24, 2008 #
Biking 56:00 [2] 11.6 mi (4:50 / mi)
Two loops of the Allegany River Trail with the gas-line plus option and the Francis option.
Tuesday Sep 23, 2008 #
Swimming 20:47 [2] 1.0 km (20:47 / km)
(Other) car in shop dictated short distance; warm pool dictated slower speed.
Watercize 52:00 [1]
Biking 36:00 [3] 7.7 mi (4:41 / mi)
To get my haircut and then back via the woods options.
Monday Sep 22, 2008 #
Biking 58:00 [2] 11.4 mi (5:05 / mi)
Two loops of Allegany River Trail with gas line option (twice) and Francis option (once)
Sunday Sep 21, 2008 #
Orienteering 44:33 [3] *** 3.7 mi (12:02 / mi) +125m 10:54 / mi
spiked:7/10c
Hunters Creek event (BFLO)
Started slow to #1 and bobbled just a bit as I momentarily forgot the map scale. Took the trail to #2 and hesitated slightly at the junction SW as the trail towards the flag was very faint. After four paces, though it was clear again. Aimed off right to #3 and came up at S end of marsh; no problem. Went a bit S looking for a path through the field, but basically spiked #4. #5 was the big goof; I didn't go to the trail and ended up high (E) where I found an unmapped rootstock (that I foolishly thought was the on NW of the control even though I was not near the trail) and an unmapped cairn (that shouldn't have bothered me as there were no cairns on the map). Total time for the leg: 10:14 - probably four to five minutes of error here. #6-#9 were completely straightforward, taking the trail around to #9. Going to #10, I cut over too soon and ended up in the slashed green, missing the trail. I tried to cut through directly, but ended up heading back to the trail on the N edge. Probably cost 30 seconds, but I had only one split for #8-#10.
All in all a decent run, but not a great one. Took 3rd behind Nate and Mike Lyons.
Started slow to #1 and bobbled just a bit as I momentarily forgot the map scale. Took the trail to #2 and hesitated slightly at the junction SW as the trail towards the flag was very faint. After four paces, though it was clear again. Aimed off right to #3 and came up at S end of marsh; no problem. Went a bit S looking for a path through the field, but basically spiked #4. #5 was the big goof; I didn't go to the trail and ended up high (E) where I found an unmapped rootstock (that I foolishly thought was the on NW of the control even though I was not near the trail) and an unmapped cairn (that shouldn't have bothered me as there were no cairns on the map). Total time for the leg: 10:14 - probably four to five minutes of error here. #6-#9 were completely straightforward, taking the trail around to #9. Going to #10, I cut over too soon and ended up in the slashed green, missing the trail. I tried to cut through directly, but ended up heading back to the trail on the N edge. Probably cost 30 seconds, but I had only one split for #8-#10.
All in all a decent run, but not a great one. Took 3rd behind Nate and Mike Lyons.