wilsmith's comments - by leg
| 1. |
Did not like map Time Lost: 00:15 | Wrong description - said cliff, was on fence. Oops. Think in "clearing" |
| 2. | Out to trail on left, clean | |
| 3. | Time Lost: 00:05 | Maybe left trail a little early |
| 4. |
Did not like map | Pretty clean |
| 5. |
Did not like map Time Lost: 00:03 | Minor hesitation at end - wasn't sure what to expect |
| 6. |
Did not like map Time Lost: 00:15 | Caught in green early. Then couldn't really understand map in that area - a little unclear |
| 7. | Time Lost: 00:03 | Left trail on switchback - maybe bad choice? |
| 8. |
Bad route choice Time Lost: 00:10 | Bad route - went too far right to get up hill. |
| 9. |
Took a chance Did not like map Time Lost: 00:45 | Totally did not understand map here - the distance from the pits to the control was way more than advertised and things didn't line up well at all. |
| 10. | Clean (and lucky to see it) | |
| 11. |
No attack point Did not plan ahead Time Lost: 00:50 | Ended up a little to the right 9downhill) - not paying attention to exactly where I crossed into the field |
| 12. |
Did not like map | Tough going through the field. Where are the "tracks" that Nick was talking about? Incorrectly described as a spur when it was really in the reentrant. |
| 13. | Clean | |
| 14. | Clean | |
| 15. |
Did not follow plan Did not like map | A little hesitation halfway, changed plans to cross north of fence halfway and save some climb |
| 16. |
Did not like map Time Lost: 00:20 | Much thicker than expected going to the right - straight would have been best |
| 17. |
Tired Time Lost: 00:10 | Oh so slow and tired, line wobbled a little to the right |
| 18. |
Tired Time Lost: 00:05 | Felt a little unsure coming up the hill, some hesitation |
| 19. |
Tired Time Lost: 00:25 | Many unmapped cliff features here, had to relocate off boulder above |
| 20. |
Tired Time Lost: 00:35 | Had planned to go all the way left but stupidly went across the field again through heavy grass. Some hesitation at the end as couldn't decide if little depression was in a bigger depression or on a hill (no tags on the contour - would have been helpful!) |
| 21. | Clean | |
| 22. | Time Lost: 00:15 | All the way right on trails - a little longer but allowed me to drink my Gatorade |
| 23. | Time Lost: 00:05 | Too far to the right early on but turned out OK in the end |
| 24. |
Tired Time Lost: 00:45 | Had to stop and tie shoelaces - removing compass and SI - took a bit of time |
| 25. | Clean | |
| 26. |
Tired | Clean |
| 27. |
Tired Time Lost: 00:10 | Very tired so maximized the amount of trail running that I could do - longer route than necessary though |
| 28. |
Did not like map Bad compass work Time Lost: 00:25 | Missed it to the right somehow and caught myself on the little depressions to the south. |
| 29. | Clean - direct under line to trail then trail around to right. | |
| 30. |
Did not like map Time Lost: 00:45 | Stupid *&%$ control. This is where I dropped to third place after sitting in second place for such a long time. The control description was printed over the optimal route and you could either guess or else play it safe and go to the left of the control descriptions. Played it "safe" but lost time and a silver medal. Sigh. |
| 31. | Clean, (what else?) tired. |
Total Time Lost - 00:06:26
| Suggested Exercises | |
|---|---|
| endurance | |
| speed | |
| compass work | |
| route choice | |
| route planning | |
| concentration | |