Orienteering race 39:02 [5] 3.5 km (11:09 / km) +240m 8:18 / km
shoes: Icebug olx 2nd
West Point Day 2. My run was cleaner than yesterday's, but I didn't think the course was particularly inspired. I lost a minute on #1, by failing to see the trail right out of the start and heading diagonally through the mountain laurel up and over the summit of the hill. For #4, I crossed the line of cliffs on a ramp diagonaling up to the left, picked up the small trail, and took it just past the brook and cliff, attacking from the bare rock feature. The ground seemed wetter and less rocky than mapped, but I stuck with the terrain features and went straight in. 5 and 6 were kind of fun, the contour features gradually appearing out of the green jungle. Leaving 6, I couldn't find the little white corridor, so I bailed out straight down the hill towards the tower and ran the trail down to the junction. I took the road all the way around the hill on #10, but I think over the top was probably better.
