Split Analysis
BAOC Quicksilver O'Quest, Day 1: Blue
Tundra/Desert
median leg score: 109.5
calculated time lost: 5:13 (+6.0%)
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| # | dist | time | place | delta | score | lost* | pace | dist | time | place | delta | pace | comments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | 512m | 6:36 | 1 | -24 | -6% | 109.3 | 1:00 | 12:53 | 512m | 6:36 | 1 | -24 | -6% | 12:53 | N trail was faster because of an easier approach. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | 215m | 3:03 | 2 | +25 | 16% | 123.3 | 14:11 | 727m | 9:39 | 2 | +1 | 0% | 13:16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | 304m | 4:06 | 1 | -1:16 | -24% | 174.7 | 13:29 | 1031m | 13:45 | 1 | -5:16 | -28% | 13:20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | 214m | 2:49 | 2 | +24 | 17% | 98.0 | 13:09 | 1245m | 16:34 | 1 | -5:30 | -25% | 13:18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | 137m | 56 | 1 | -8 | -12% | 109.5 | 6:48 | 1382m | 17:30 | 1 | -5:38 | -24% | 12:39 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | 347m | 6:35 | 3 | +2:54 | 79% | 75.8 | 2:30 | 2:01 | 18:58 | 1729m | 24:05 | 1 | -3:45 | -13% | 13:55 | Straight was faster because of an easier approach. You could see it from the previous spur, coming in straight. I took the trail and came down, and spent time looking for the (non-)clearing (a large tree fell over it). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | 1089m | 11:14 | 1 | -1:29 | -12% | 109.7 | 10:18 | 2818m | 35:19 | 1 | -5:14 | -13% | 12:31 | Francois, who had the best split, took the higher trail. It was about 5 contours less climb (120 m vs. 145 m) and slightly longer. I felt like I could have gone faster on my route, yielding about the same time as Francois's—the two routes were about equal. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | 128m | 1:09 | 1 | -11 | -14% | 121.3 | 8:59 | 2946m | 36:28 | 1 | -5:47 | -14% | 12:22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | 178m | 1:43 | 2 | +7 | 7% | 104.9 | 9:38 | 3124m | 38:11 | 1 | -6:09 | -14% | 12:13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | 266m | 5:03 | 2 | +6 | 2% | 104.8 | 10 | 18:59 | 3390m | 43:14 | 1 | -6:30 | -13% | 12:45 | Tried going down the impassable cliff. I'd get my chance later. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11. | 519m | 6:15 | 1 | -1:09 | -16% | 117.2 | 12:02 | 3909m | 49:29 | 1 | -7:39 | -13% | 12:39 | The King of the Hill! I won! | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12. | 219m | 2:07 | 1 | -22 | -15% | 120.5 | 9:39 | 4128m | 51:36 | 1 | -8:01 | -13% | 12:30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13. | 714m | 5:52 | 2 | +12 | 4% | 110.9 | 8:12 | 4842m | 57:28 | 1 | -7:49 | -12% | 11:52 | Not really a route-choice leg: up along the trail to a mined-out reentrant, then down. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14. | 241m | 1:46 | 1 | -3 | -3% | 112.3 | 7:19 | 5083m | 59:14 | 1 | -7:52 | -12% | 11:39 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15. | 278m | 4:47 | 2 | +19 | 7% | 112.5 | 1:30 | 17:12 | 5361m | 1:04:01 | 1 | -9:59 | -13% | 11:56 | First, tried going down some really steep stuff; had to turn around. Then, came into the open slope with pebbles (mining-remnants gravel?), and could not see all of the rocky ground on the map—just a narrow strip. Stopped and sort of proceeded down, and found another control in the mine (an X). Relocated—about 1'15. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16. | 330m | 5:37 | 1 | -1:19 | -19% | 133.0 | 17:01 | 5691m | 1:09:38 | 1 | -13:42 | -16% | 12:14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17. | 427m | 10:07 | 3 | +3:28 | 52% | 85.0 | 3:30 | 2:15 | 23:41 | 6118m | 1:19:45 | 1 | -10:46 | -12% | 13:02 | Was going to contour, but after the steepest reentrant, saw the 3rd green ahead, and a game trail, up 7 contours, to the road. Took it. Then, once on the road, had to go all the way to the spur, as there was poison oak and thorny *t along the road's fringe, and also extremely steep to go down. Everyone else who took the road had the same problem. Once on the spur, I went down quite slowly (misidentified the mining remnants by one terrace) and hit the impassable cliff. Decided to go down it; was probably an OK decision, given how long it was to go around, but I spent too much time hanging on the slope, holding onto poison oak sticks. I should have let it go right away. The best route (Vadimas) turned out to be the low road. Go figure. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18. | 568m | 8:42 | 2 | +1:06 | 14% | 97.4 | 57 | 15:19 | 6686m | 1:28:27 | 1 | -9:40 | -10% | 13:13 | Slow because tired; an OK route along the indistinct trail. Not really a route-choice leg. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19. | 250m | 3:24 | 2 | +16 | 9% | 100.5 | 13:36 | 6936m | 1:31:51 | 1 | -9:24 | -9% | 13:14 | A huge pit on top of the hill was not mapped. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20. | 109m | 30 | 3 | +3 | 11% | 95.6 | 4:35 | 7045m | 1:32:21 | 1 | -9:23 | -9% | 13:06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* red = reported, gray = calculated