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SLOC Night Training:

ebuckley's comments - by leg

1. Time Lost: 00:30Drifted a bit right, missed the saddle, but relocated quickly when I hit the gullies just east of the control.
2. Accurate, but moving slowly. Met David just before the control (I got ahead of him when he boomed #1). He agreed to stay at the control for a few minutes so we wouldn't be following each other.
3. Straight, spiked.
4. Ran loose to the trail crossing. Used the bend in the trail just N of the saddle as an attack point.
5. Followed the big reentrant down to the stream. Then used bearing and pace.
6. Ran a bit loose, just keeping track of the reentrants and not worrying too much about how far up the slope I was. Knew I was low when I got close because I was still below the steep section. Saw Rob, Jeff, and Suzanne leaving the control.
7. Blasted down and passed the group. Caught the reentrant going up and followed it to the control.
8. Trail around was probably faster, but I went fairly straight just to get the practice. Once back on the trail, it was an easy control.
9. Blasted the trail and then went along the edge of the spur to the control. Was about half a line low, but spotted it OK.
10. Straight west to the trail, which was probably slower than taking the stream. Once up to the trail, it was fast.
11. Went slightly left so I wouldn't overrun it. Caught the big reentrant and followed it in (almost missed it - the top of the little reentrant is further up the hill than it looks).
12. Along the stream which was kinda thick, then straight across the spur to the hillside. Even at night, the reentrant was easy to spot.
13. Thought about going to the right of the hilltop which is objectively the fast route, but didn't want to screw up a good run with a boom. Took the safe route over the top of the hill and followed the ditches down to the control.

Total Time Lost - 00:00:30

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