Ian, you've done way more course-setting and O organizing than you should have this year (and way more than anyone else has that I know of). You're starting to sound a little burned out. It's the end of the year: seriously, take stock and get more help, or cut the number of events NEOC holds, or both. The last thing you, NEOC, or orienteering needs is to have you turn around one day and decide that you don't want to see another control for five years.
It's true that I was injudicious in my commitments this year. Part of my original motivation was to spend time in the woods orienteering even though I was too broken to train; I walked much of the time setting last year's Traverse, e.g. I'm planning next year's schedule, and I'm drastically cutting back on the commitments I was willing to make. Certainly the A-meet seriously depleted my reserves of enthusiasm and stamina, but I have no one to blame but myself.
Next year, I will eschew more organizational commitments in favor of training time, sanity, and personal life. I also want to race in next year's Traverse; I think Jeff Saeger is considering designing the course.
Thanks for noticing, though; I want to make a difference in the O-community and the local O-scene, and it would be incredibly frustrating if all the effort I have expended was for naught.
I am acutely aware of the danger of burnout, though, and I'm looking forward to a few months of carefree training and skiing without major organizational responsibilities.
I don't see why "for permit applications, scheduling plans, insurance data," one would need any orienteering experience. Multiple Ians would be interesting and most likely a good thing, but that isn't really what you need.
Delegate!
Do you think some research into the art and skill of delegation will motivate you to move forward with that?