orienteering 42:00 [1] ** 2.0 mi (21:00 / mi)
8c shoes: Avia Arc
setting controls at Hueston Woods (lodge).
mapping - field checking 40:00 [1]
shoes: Avia Arc
minor map updates at Hueston Woods - lodge area
trail running 15:00 [3] 1.0 mi (15:00 / mi)
shoes: Icebug Spirit OLX
trail and terrain - setting hash trail (live) for Union County practice (terrain running, observation skills, warm-up). Newer kids got to start 3 minutes behind me; Experienced ones 5 minutes. A pack of candy bars was promised to the first 4 to catch me. Nobody actually caught me, although most of the experienced ones finished only a couple minutes behind.
As the kids caught their breath, I passed out maps - they had up to 8 score style controls they could find while working their way back to the parking lot with a roughly 30 minute time limit.
11 kids present (1 HS, 10 MS)
orienteering 25:00 [2] ** 1.0 mi (25:00 / mi)
5c shoes: Icebug Spirit OLX
assisting a few kids, picking up a few controls.
Quote of the day: When a tree falls in the forest, if it doesn't crush an orienteer, its a good day. There was no wind, but an enormous tree crashed down pretty close to a couple kids. I heard it clearly from 100+ meters away.