Race Evaluation
OCIN Flying Pig XXII: OCIN_Saturday_Classic_Elk_Creek_6 Red
Danny Riley
| 1. | P | D | P | R | 2 | This was a really great start! I even beat out the famous Magnus Naess, who was telling me about his quick starting times :) | |
| 2. | P | D | P | R | 2 | No drama here. Just a short, quick route. I began pre-reading my map on this leg. | |
| 3. | P | D | P | R | 3 | In hindsight, I should've attacked from the north where you can see the river intersect the clearing. I attacked from the northeast. | |
| 4. | P | D | P | R | 2 | Hm. This seems too simple to be a red course at the Flying Pig. Maybe I'm better than I realize? No, can't be... | |
| 5. | P | D | P | R | 2 | Should've attacked from the south, attacked from the west. Either way, minimal losses. | |
| 6. | P | D | P | R | 2 | Some very thick mud here that taxed my legs. From here, my pace starts to slow. | |
| 7. | P | D | P | R | 3 | A little tougher of a leg, but not by much. I picked a good route, and here's when I start weighing the pros/cons of on trail and off trail: mud taxes the legs off trail, but distance taxes the legs on trail. | |
| 8. | P | D | P | R | 3 | I executed this route perfectly except surprise: I doubted myself and retraced my steps for no real reason. I ended up slightly south of the control and reassessed my attack point when I could've made a minor adjustment on the fly. | |
| 9. | P | D | P | R | 4 | The cookie crumbles a little here. I'm not too confident on my attack point, and end up overshooting it by about 20 meters. Turn around and quickly readjust. | |
| 10. | P | D | P | R | 3 | Tough to actually see the control, but good orienteering landed me directly on top of it. | |
| 11. | P | D | P | R | 2 | Made a small detour through the not-so-open forest to the east and stopped on a knoll with a control that wasn't 11. Why? Cause I was tired. | |
| 12. | P | D | P | R | 1 | Incredibly simple route. Give this to 12-year-old me who doesn't even know what a compass is and I'd still be able to do it. Only snafu was mud. And lot's of it. | |
| 13. | P | D | P | R | 2 | When will this mud end? It's really taxing my legs at this point. I switch to on-trail running here. Need to preserve myself for tomorrow's run. | |
| 14. | P | D | P | R | 2 | End up just a littttle north of where I should've been, adding about 20 meters to my route. Oh well. | |
| 15. | P | D | P | R | 3 | The descent hurt a little bit, think this is where the rotator in my hip got slightly injured. | |
| 16. | P | D | P | R | 3 | I just went straight trough the thicket. It was quicker and there was a nice little break for my screaming legs here. | |
| 17. | P | D | P | R | 4 | The whole route was about a 1 in technical intensity except for the very very end, but I hit that very easily with a really good attack point. If I was at the same fitness level as everyone else this would be a great leg for me because the orienteering was really nice here. | |
| 18. | P | D | P | R | 1 | To be honest, I don't even remember this leg. So it must've been easy, right? | |
| 19. | P | D | P | R | 3 | Oh this one hurt. I cut north through the thicket and exit about 15 meters west of the control. Only problem is I think I'm east of the control and really draw out this mistake. Not making it would've saved me about 3 minutes and moved me several positions up in the finals rankings. This is where the pain sinks in. | |
| 20. | P | D | P | R | 2 | Just a straight line attack at it. Not hard in the slightest. | |
| 21. | P | D | P | R | 3 | The rock was a little hidden under some thick parts of the undergrowth. Catch up to a runner in front of me who was on blue I believe. | |
| 22. | P | D | P | R | 2 | Pass the runner who was in front of me. Nice! | |
| F. | P | D | P | R | 1 | Finish line was in sight the whole time. Easy run but save some for tomorrow's race. |
Total Time Lost - 00:00:00