Orienteering 50:00 [2]
Mid-Atlantic Junior Training. I set O-tervals using existing controls from the local event and chased Max and Patrick around the woods. Things got off to a rough start, as Patrick tripped over his shoelaces and faceplanted twice on the asphalt road during the warmup... I think he felt banged up the rest of the day. Went better after that, and the guys did a good job racing each other and not getting too lost.
Orienteering race 1:04:07 [3] 8.3 km (7:43 / km)
QOC Local Event at Gunston Hall - Blue
I went out on the Blue course shortly after the junior training, after Alli got back from the woods. Right hamstring was tight from the start, so I never really pushed at full speed, but tried to maintain a good sub-threshold effort anyway. Not much oomph today, but the navigation was mostly good. Small misses (mainly caused by being pushed by the green) on the way to 7, 8, and 11, maybe for a total of 1-1:30 or so, but good otherwise. Had another close race with new (and welcome) rival Joe Barrett. He got me by 5 seconds, after I was ahead at the last control.
Boris (B) vs Joe (J) in our last 8 head-to-head individual races*:
11/18 Great Falls QOC: B -0:53
1/19 Fountainhead QOC: B -0:58
2/19 Wheaton QOC: B -4:46
3/19 Cabin John QOC: B -1:47
3/19 Prince William QOC (Night): B -8:00
3/19 Flying Pig Middle: B -2:07
4/19 Junior Nationals Middle: J -0:40
5/19 Gunston Hall QOC: J -0:05
* - not counting Manassas, when I jogged around with a dog