orienteering race (Gay City Red) 2:06:26*** 5.98 mi (21:09 / mi) +662ft19:08 / mi ahr:102 max:132 spiked:6/12c slept:7.0 shoes: Sportiva blue trailers
Nominal 6.66 km. (My 'spikes' include little bits of hesitation but no turning in circles.) Easy 25 minutes of substantial mistakes. Headed a bit astray 2-3 (a couple minutes), then somewhat distracted knowing that Janet would see my poor skill. Fairly lost en route to 3 (a couple minutes), but found it without walking in circles (better look at my track tho'). Good job on 4 and 5. I don't know WHAT I did on my way to 6. Crossed a major trail without realizing it. Did I forget where I was earlier and get confused about which hill I was on? I went almost to 7 before I decided I'd overshot, since the cliffs and boulders and contours weren't aligning with where I wanted them to be (15-20-minute error). Tentatively relocated a couple times, then I think I stumbled on 6 on my way back to the trail for a solid relocation. 7 was good. 8 I overshot (3 minutes?). <1 minute lost locating 9. Really had fun running southeast thru the woods to the trail then booking it for a while. Totally blew 11. I failed to relocate when I crossed trails, and headed into the woods way north of 11 (>5 minutes). Overall, I felt very good running. (Hooray!) What did I learn? 1. when paces exceed expectation by 50%, consider that I have overshot. 2. When I've probably overshot AND there I major features on the land that aren't on the map, stop and relocate. 3. Don't be distracted by people who will see my poor skill; they already know. 4. Be extra cautious on 1 AND 2. 5. Try being consistent about thumbing last known location.
