Orienteering race 2:08:27 [3] 7.09 mi (18:07 / mi) +318m 15:54 / mi
shoes: Solomon Speedcross - Green
GNC Extreme-O Long
Fun race to wrap up our weekend of orienteering. All kinds of navigation: different scale o-maps, usgs maps, corridor-o, maps with blanks/missing trails, aerial photographs, bearings, plotting. Switched every few controls, so it kept it interesting.
Mr. W started 2 min ahead and BF 5 min behind, so the race was on. My legs were feeling the past few days, so I started out at a nice leisurely pace. BF caught up faster than I was hoping, so then I had to start moving. Stayed within sight of him for quite a while, we both caught Mr. W at 16. I then made a 90 degree error exiting the next control - weird - and lost both of them. Didn't see them again until the finish.
Had to carry an egg for about 2/3 of the race. I was doing great, carried it in my hand for most of the time and then placed it in my plastic baggie to swim/cross back from the island. I was within sight of the finish, slipped on my way down into a creek bed....and broke the egg. Nooooo. That was a 5 min penalty and secured the win for Mr. W (although I'm pretty sure he had me anyway). Enjoyable race, fun format, and not nearly as bad as it was hyped up to be.