Race Evaluation
Canadian Orienteering Championships 2008: Long Course 7
boyle
| 1. | Trail running to start, yahoo! But I ran too far (what a surprise), drifting E after leaving open land. I messed around too long at fire pits before heading back and up. | ||||||
| 2. | ...again I drifted left... | ||||||
| 3. | I sprinted this tiny leg third fastest in age group. | ||||||
| 4. | Trail ran past the hydro corridor and turned in to fight GREEN, listening in on other voices seeking control; punched in stealth mode. I ignored the first of three water stops sensing that this was a day for running not for drinking. I had Cliff bar on board but today was no drink, no eat. | ||||||
| 5. | Fast run on trails, then up S side of stream bed but was distracted by too many unmapped rocks 50m W of control. | ||||||
| 6. | Running parallel to Ian Sidders, I was third fastest on leg. | ||||||
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| 8. | I was second fastest, again glimpsing Ian. | ||||||
| 9. | This leg was catastrophic for me and many others. Somehow I drifted far E (right) and sadly watched Ian sail on in to the distance where he would spend over 2h on the leg. My wonderings 300m E of control was soon joined by Rorry, Bert and others before one very kind soul yelled out from the location. THANK YOU! | ||||||
| 10. | All white, I put my head down and sprinted, stopping three times for bearing and arrived just south of control. I knew my race had changed here. I could hear the others trying to catch. 2nd fastest. | ||||||
| 11. | Sprinted away from #10 but half way to trail I yelled at Bert to retrace my path. Hit the trail, N, E on trail, N cross creek to open ground, then along embankment that holds back reservoir and back away from embankment to get control yet still second fastest. | ||||||
| 12. | Hesitated along fence but co-racer guaranteed we'd be coming to opening for road, raced NE on trail turning in to light green just before highway. | ||||||
| 13. | Followed racer down trails, counter clockwise round campground circle road and somehow hit building from far S side. Even so I still had 2nd fastest leg. What was everyone else doing? Perhaps the course winner was the guy just in front of me. On this leg, I clinched the bronze medal, fourth but one non-Canadian was before me on the leader board. | ||||||
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Total Time Lost - 00:00:00