Split Analysis
Colorado 5-day Day 1: Blue
mindsweeper
median leg score: 92.8
calculated time lost: 2:20:11 (+234.4%)
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| # | dist | time | place | delta | score | lost* | pace | dist | time | place | delta | pace | comments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | 250m | 1:09 | 3 | +8 | 13% | 92.8 | 4:36 | 250m | 1:09 | 3 | +8 | 13% | 4:36 | Easy start via roads. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | 250m | 2:02 | 3 | +20 | 20% | 91.5 | 8:08 | 500m | 3:11 | 3 | +18 | 10% | 6:22 | Tricky - just a teaser of what's to come later on. Seems like I hesitated a bit on this one. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | 950m | 6:48 | 2 | +1 | 0% | 102.1 | 7:09 | 1450m | 9:59 | 2 | +10 | 2% | 6:53 | On road for a bit, then reasonably straight. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | 225m | 2:29 | 2 | +23 | 18% | 98.4 | 11:02 | 1675m | 12:28 | 1 | -32 | -4% | 7:26 | Decide to go left around rocks. Might have been faster to swing wide right, but this is probably more economical. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | 225m | 2:34 | 4 | +41 | 36% | 76.2 | 30 | 11:24 | 1900m | 15:02 | 1 | -56 | -6% | 7:54 | I stay way too high and miss uphill. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | 520m | 3:31 | 4 | +30 | 17% | 93.0 | 6:45 | 2420m | 18:33 | 1 | -26 | -2% | 7:39 | Straight. See Vladimir up ahead. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | 225m | 2:22 | 5 | +19 | 15% | 92.3 | 10:31 | 2645m | 20:55 | 1 | -7 | -1% | 7:54 | I stay high, Vlad contours left. Probably lose some seconds, but avoid some climb also. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | 175m | 1:23 | 3 | +9 | 12% | 94.8 | 7:54 | 2820m | 22:18 | 2 | +2 | 0% | 7:54 | Vlad asks for my start time as he runs out from the control. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | 225m | 1:12 | 1 | -7 | -9% | 107.9 | 5:20 | 3045m | 23:30 | 1 | -5 | 0% | 7:43 | Stay on spur. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | 525m | 2:43 | 4 | +16 | 11% | 93.5 | 5:10 | 3570m | 26:13 | 1 | -30 | -2% | 7:20 | The line goes off the map! I start ot straight but fall in behind Vlad again as I see the green below | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11. | 750m | 5:12 | 2 | +24 | 8% | 97.9 | 6:56 | 4320m | 31:25 | 1 | -6 | 0% | 7:16 | Pass Vlad as I run up the shallow reentrant. After I hit the road I stay on it for a short time to avoid a steep traverse. Once I'm in the yellow I aim for the rock face NE of the control. I decide to go right of it rather than left to avoid climb. If only this had been the last control. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12. | 250m | 2:54 | 4 | +36 | 26% | 86.4 | 30 | 11:36 | 4570m | 34:19 | 2 | +28 | 1% | 7:30 | Miss to the right and overshoot. A warning sign that my concentration is faltering... See Nadim as I run back to punch. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13. | 200m | 1:47 | 3 | +2 | 2% | 99.1 | 8:55 | 4770m | 36:06 | 2 | +30 | 1% | 7:34 | Around left. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14. | 525m | 4:13 | 4 | +1:21 | 47% | 70.1 | 1:30 | 1:01 | 8:01 | 5295m | 40:19 | 2 | +1:51 | 5% | 7:36 | Wobbling left then dropping to the field. I mistake the various reentrants and make the fist parallel error. Suzanne is approaching as I punch. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15. | 225m | 5:01 | 8 | +3:30 | 231% | 35.3 | 3:00 | 3:06 | 22:17 | 5520m | 45:20 | 3 | +5:01 | 12% | 8:12 | Miss high and make another parallel error. Meet Suzanne running out of the control. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16. | 275m | 3:07 | 2 | +7 | 4% | 103.6 | 11:20 | 5795m | 48:27 | 3 | +4:34 | 10% | 8:21 | Use rock face to guide me in. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17. | 175m | 2:10 | 5 | +23 | 21% | 86.7 | 12:22 | 5970m | 50:37 | 3 | +4:57 | 11% | 8:28 | The course setter either has a strange sense of humor or a poor understanding of what a saddle is. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18. | 100m | 4:50 | 8 | +4:00 | 480% | 19.8 | 4:00 | 3:48 | 48:20 | 6070m | 55:27 | 3 | +8:53 | 19% | 9:08 | Third parallel error. I mistake the various rock-clad hills. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19. | 410m | 2:16:52 | 8 | +2:13:09 | 3583% | 3.4 | 2:11:48 | 5:33:49 | 6480m | 3:12:19 | 8 | +2:20:28 | 271% | 29:40 | Nasty leg. Lots of steep both down and up. Oh, and I went too far left and mispunched. One of the few controls that I didn't check the number of. Grrrrrr. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20. | 400m | 3:39 | 2 | +25 | 13% | 99.5 | 9:07 | 6880m | 3:15:58 | 9 | +2:19:56 | 250% | 28:29 | Decide to stay high / straight then drop. Rocks are nasty and slow me down. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21. | 100m | 1:50 | 9 | +42 | 62% | 68.8 | 28 | 18:20 | 6980m | 3:17:48 | 9 | +2:20:38 | 246% | 28:20 | Try to preserve elevation, but should have gone straight. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22. | 250m | 2:04 | 3 | +14 | 13% | 95.7 | 8:16 | 7230m | 3:19:52 | 9 | +2:20:52 | 239% | 27:38 | No juice left. I'm bringing a power bar tomoorow. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 23. | 40m | 8 | 5 | +2 | 33% | 83.3 | 3:20 | 7270m | 3:20:00 | 9 | +2:20:53 | 238% | 27:30 | Ugh, great race until 11, but poor afterwards. | ||||||||||||||||||||
* red = reported, gray = calculated