Orienteering race (Club Meet) 43:29 [2] *** 5.89 km (7:23 / km) +15m 7:17 / km
ahr:146 max:171 spiked:18/19c shoes: Inov-8 Mudclaw O'330
OCIN/TROL Event - Joyce Park, Hamilton, Ohio.
Brown Course: 5.2km, 18c. (1:10 000, 2.5m)
Course Setter: Pat Meehan
High 30s, cloudy, windy w/ 20+mph gusts.
Decided to treat myself to some orienteering for my birthday. Since I was sick and inactive all week, the knee soreness has also gradually gone away. Coupled with a rare flat course on the brand new Joyce Park map, it means I was able to jog around almost the whole time! Overall, it felt like a long sprint with lots of open fields and good visibility. If I was actually healthy enough to sprint around, I could probably finish the course 10-11min faster, which would in turn make the navigation a little tougher. At jogging pace, I didn't have much trouble finding the controls. Only one mistake at #15 where I stayed in the white woods too long and overshot the control to the NW. Also had trouble reading the fence openings on the map when I was looking for ways to cut thru the baseball fields.
Orienteering (Control Pickup) 25:45 [1] ** 2.0 km (12:53 / km)
ahr:113 max:138 spiked:7/8c shoes: Inov-8 Mudclaw O'330
Picking up controls, in the rain and wind.