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Sunday Jul 31, 2011 #
9 AM
Orienteering race 1:17:00 [3] *** 5.3 km (14:32 / km) +85m 13:27 / km
Day 2. US Champs @ Happy Valley WMA, Williamstown, NY.
6.0 km on Forerunner
I woke up this morning with my knees feeling pretty good and my attitude turned around. It was a new day, and I just had to have another good run.
This course was very similar to yesterday's, I thought, but with fewer marshes and maybe just a little more fallen trees and branches on the ground. I stuck with my plan of pacing and compass, and that worked again. I caught up with Valerie and Erin at #2, but then messed up #3 and saw Valerie punching in as I was just seeing the control. I was behind her on the way to #4, and then lost sight of her. I hesitated a few seconds going in to #4, but other than that, things went well until I got to #10. I hit the dirt road right before the uncrossable marsh and ran along the east side of the marsh until I got to the north corner...where I could see no control. I circle around a tiny bit, got very frustrated, cursed, and then started to bail to the field to relocate and...there was the control, pretty much hidden from sight if you were at the marsh. Grrr!
It turned out to be another good run; good enough for first in my class and 5th on the course, again (I think). Luckily, today's course wasn't thrown out, but the Red course was.
6.0 km on Forerunner
I woke up this morning with my knees feeling pretty good and my attitude turned around. It was a new day, and I just had to have another good run.
This course was very similar to yesterday's, I thought, but with fewer marshes and maybe just a little more fallen trees and branches on the ground. I stuck with my plan of pacing and compass, and that worked again. I caught up with Valerie and Erin at #2, but then messed up #3 and saw Valerie punching in as I was just seeing the control. I was behind her on the way to #4, and then lost sight of her. I hesitated a few seconds going in to #4, but other than that, things went well until I got to #10. I hit the dirt road right before the uncrossable marsh and ran along the east side of the marsh until I got to the north corner...where I could see no control. I circle around a tiny bit, got very frustrated, cursed, and then started to bail to the field to relocate and...there was the control, pretty much hidden from sight if you were at the marsh. Grrr!
It turned out to be another good run; good enough for first in my class and 5th on the course, again (I think). Luckily, today's course wasn't thrown out, but the Red course was.