TimGood's comments - by leg
| 1. | Not much time for pre race preparation as I arrived shortly before the start. Square dancing all day until 11:30 last night was probably not the best way to prepare for the race. Just follow the crowd. The leaders are to fast and I debate about passing Peggy and Angelica since they usually pass me back in the 2nd half. | |
| 2. | (a) (A) seemed like an obvious first choice plus everyone else seemed to be heading there. Just followed the crowd again, although I went up the trail a bit farther than most. | |
| 3. | (e) Was not really thinking and started for (E) although most were heading to (C). Planned to go edcb. Was nearly to (E) when I realized that I would have to go up the hill twice and the route from (D) to 7 was better than from (B). Oh well at least I was not alone. Michael Walthers was with me. | |
| 4. | (d) Along the top but had some hesitation near the control. | |
| 5. | (c) Back down the hill. Heidi and Darcy are just arriving on the short stumble. | |
| 6. | (b) Pass a line of slower runners who took the window in a better order. | |
| 7. | Still with Michael and ?. Surprised to see that I have not lost to much time with my poor window route. Dave Onkst and Mihai are just a bit ahead. Tom Strat, Peggy and Angelica are all nearby. | |
| 8. | (i) Dave and Mihai run away but I can tell they are to far left. Should have noticed that I was to far left as well. Miss the control and am to low before veering right. Realize I am low and look up and see it much higher. Also see Mihai running uphill. He must have seen it as well. I did not go as low as the first to overshoot but lost time on other later arrivals. | |
| 9. | (j) Back with Peggy and Angelica again but I take a poor bearing aiming for the clearcut area and stay to high. See the boulder below me and all the people I was ahead of at (i) passing me as they go straight to it. | |
| 10. | (g) Follow a nice pack of Dave, Peggy, Angelica and some others. I close up a bit. | |
| 11. | (h) Stay with the group | |
| 12. | (f) Dave and Angelica have no fear on the downhill and manage to get away. | |
| 13. | (k) We close up again on the uphill. | |
| 14. | (m) Angelica and I cut across the clear cut area. Peggy does as well but takes a higher line. Dave goes low probably to pick up (n) first. Slow way down on the uphill and Peggy, Angelica, Michael and I are all together at the control. | |
| 15. | (l) I follow Angelica in the direction of (n) but see (L) off to the left and go there first. Peggy and Micheal go the other way. I think this is the split I missed. | |
| 16. | (n) Controls are pratically visible from each other and with others going the reverse direction there is no doubt. | |
| 17. | Their way must have been better since I am last in the group as we run thru the nice woods toward 17. Dave has rejoined us and is pushing the pace in the front. I can not move quickly down the steep rocky part just before the bag and am dropped. | |
| 18. | I think Dave leads most of the group right and Peggy goes straight down. I also go down. When I hit the trail there is no one in sight. Hope to see them crossing toword 19 but they are long gone. Spike the control. | |
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