Race Evaluation
BOK/US Team Umstead 007: Day 2: Red M
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| 1. | +00:30 | I couldn't find the start triangle. I started jogging out of the start but didn't have any idea where I was going. First I had the map upside down. I finally stopped and just stood there a while looking for the triangle. I realize the reason the the map was upside down (because I just did it again) is that the Scale/contour inteveral is largely the sasme upside down as right side up. This is the largest writting on the map and is what I noticed first. Anyway, I finally found the start triangle and turned a hard left towards the control. I decided to come in along the power line. Imagine my surprise when as I am running I see a field in the distance. The supposed "green" powerline is clearly a clearing. I hesitated a moment trying to decide if I really screwed up or not. Figured out the map was WRONG and continued on. Ran the ditch only to realize I was looking for the dot knolls. A few more seconds lost. | |||||
| 2. | +00:05 | Straight. I got along the final gully and was surpised I couldn't see the depression. I stopped a little short and hesistated before continuing on. | |||||
| 3. | Started out straight but decided I did want to hit the road junction. Ended up to far north on the road. Down road to first junction where I decided it was quicker to cu the corner. Well I didn't cut the corner well. I think it would be faster to run the road around. I never saw the trail along the stream option. Final approach I stayed on the main road and cut around the hill to the control. | ||||||
| 4. | Ran hard. Wyatt Riley (on Blue just in front of me. He is running faster than I am. | ||||||
| 5. | +00:05 | I can't find the next control. I know we have to run across the field but there isn't a line their. Poor course setting. I would rather give up the spectator control in favor of a course I can read. Wyatt gets ahead of me while I am trying to figure out where to go. Once I do, I book and catch back up. Across the dam and take the trail to the reentrant. | |||||
| 6. | +00:05 | Straight. There isn't a reentrant there but I don't have any trouble finding it. I go to punch and punch falls to the ground. I pick it up and try to reattach it. Finally I flip it over and there isn't any velcro on it. I set it back on the stand and warn the person who is now waiting to punch. | |||||
| 7. | Down the reentrant, up through the cabins, across the trail and down to the control. | ||||||
| 8. | +00:30 | I had already looked ahead and decided a straightish leg is the best way to go. I drifted left early came up the reentrant by cabins. I hit the road and think I know where I am but am totally confused because of the fields surrounding the cabins. BAD MAP. The fields are mapped. It throughs me for a loop and I wonder if I am at the wrong cabins. I decide the map is wrong and continue down the road the trail junction to be sure. As I approach the trail road junction I see a road/road junction. I get confused again. Again the MAP is WRONG. If it weren't for the fact that I running so fast I would be really screwed by now. At this point I just head straight checking of features as I go. I did go down the trail to the bridge/stream crossing and cut up to the control. No problem finding the control. | |||||
| 9. | +04:50 | Drink Water at 8. I was focusing on who I would approach 9 that I was surpised to see the big cliff. Hey it was on the map also. Crossed the road, across the gully by the road, down the indistinct trail and cut in. I was looking for a hill since that is what the clue description says. Apparently I was a little high and missed it. I tried to find the green but couldn't find it. I kept looking for anything hill like. Finally I decide that I could wander where I am all day so bail back to the trail. I go up the trail to the stoney ground and cut back in again. This time I see the control on a dot knoll and when I get there it is more like a earth bank. This was poor control location. There wasn't a hill, the map was incorrect and the clue desciption didn't list the size of the hill. BAD course setting. I lost a lot more time here than I realized. | |||||
| 10. | +00:50 | Again, the only option is to go straight. I realize that the final approach is very critical on this leg. I check of features as I go. Going over the last spur I drift left. I didn't see the vegetation boundary but hit the cairn. I am not sure if I am left or right of the line. I stop and take extra time to make sure of where I am before running on to the control. Part of my problem is that all the "fallen tree" symbols blend in with the stream so I have a hard time see what I need to see. | |||||
| 11. | +01:30 | I had seen that there was an option on this one. Road or straight up the reentrant area. I had been going straight so decided on the road this time. I cut up directly to the road (too directly). I should have angled more. I ran hard down the road. There was a noticeable bend in the road that isn't on the map. Map has the bend more gradual. Saw Michael Warlters way ahead on the road so ran hard to reel him in. He cut the corner but was still ahead of me so I couldn't tell where. I found a good place to cut the corner but cut too soon. It wasn't a clean cut as there debris that kept slowing me down. I cam out field/picnic area. Down the road to avoid the out of bounds and cut in. I could see Michael for part of the way then lost him. Cross the first reentrant then lost count of how far I had gone. I pulled up short in the gullys. Yes the gullies that were mapped as reentrants. BAD Map. Finally decided I hadn't gone far enough and went on. Passed what I thought was the ditch but wasn't sure and then came to the correct gully with a control in it. Lots of time lost. | |||||
| 12. | +01:20 | cross the road, up to the cabins. It was better to stay low but I cllimbed high and avoided the major reentrant. Caught back up to Michael. I am high. I stop at the correct distance but don't see anything but lost of people wandering around. I continue on. I come to a ditch. Guess what it isn't on the map (Bad MAP). I think it is reentrant. I go back. Then I see Michael heading to the next control so know I am too high. I am not sure the map is correct here. It says it only 60 meters to the cabin but seems farther than that but maybe it was just me. Either way more time lost. | |||||
| 13. | No hesitation. Run the bridge. I ddin't even see the crossable spot on the river. Catch back up to Michael again on the bridge. Cut in skirt part of the finger but not all. It looked like a good spot to jump so I accelerated and made a mighty leap. I was already committed so couldn't change my mind but I wasn't sure I was going to make it. I landed just on the edge of the water. Michael ran up, took a look and opted to cross farther up stream. I save a lot of time with that jump. | ||||||
| F. | Up the windy streamers. I couldn't tell where the streamers were going so hard to get up a full head of steam. It was also up hill. |
Total Time Lost - 00:09:45