Race Evaluation
QOC: Avalon Patapsco St Pk: Blue
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| 1. | Straight. Crossed reentrant where trail crosses stream. Only had 2-3 contours to climb back up -- I think this was faster than the trail around route. Took a good look at #15 as I contoured across. My son Andy ran Brown, his first advanced course, starting 2 minutes before me. He had the same #1, and I was relieved to see him punching #1 just ahead of me. He took the northerly trail route past the finish shack. Longer, but safer for him. | ||||||
| 2. | Up to Ridge Trail. From bend near #13, I went NW to next trail, then out to green-tip spur, then up the rock-strewn reentrant. Didn't quite spike it, but was able to read the contours and vegetation to recover from being a little too far West. | ||||||
| 3. | My only real mistake of the day. Plan was to go out to the road, then SW to clearing along road, then NW to control. When I hit the road, I was somwhere N of the sharp bend, so decided to go straight W from there. But I ended uop way down the reentrant to the major renetrant junction 200 m N of the control. Easy to see where I was once I stopped and looked at the map, but still had to go back up the hill. | ||||||
| 4. | Cascade Trail all the way to the Falls Trail. Not sure why I didn't take Cascade Trail. | ||||||
| 5. | Spiked it. Saw Benetis leaving as I was approaching. | ||||||
| 6. | Planned to pass thru daddle between rocky hilltop and ridge/spur, but ended up skirting just N of hilltop. No problem, just attacked from there instead. | ||||||
| 7. | Contoured a bit, then down and up. I jumped across the reentrant bottom, but landed in leaves that were up to my armpits. Quite a struggle to climb out of there. | ||||||
| 8. | Went down to Cascade Trail, then up the other Cascade Trail and followed stream to control. Probably not the fastest way, but a trivial approach to the control. Very surprised to see Benetis punching at the same time. | ||||||
| 9. | South to Norris trail. Quite a fight to get through the brambles before finally hitting the trail. | ||||||
| 10. | Followed Sam Listwak. Thanks Sam! | ||||||
| 11. | NNE to Norris Lane road. Cut in at bend and just did some nice map reading from there. | ||||||
| 12. | Ended up high on the ridge, but was able to figure it out quickly and dropped down. | ||||||
| 13. | E across spur to the NS trail, then cut down at the building to the green-tipped spur. | ||||||
| 14. | I debated between going up to the clearing (too long); or over to the Ridge Trail (too up and down). Finally took Ridge trail. | ||||||
| 15. | Wasn't sure where I was wehn I crossed Ridge trail, so hesitated a good deal as I went down the hill. Keyed off #1. | ||||||
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Total Time Lost - 00:00:00