Orienteering 1:11:49 [3] 4.2 mi (17:06 / mi)
(injured) shoes: inov-8 X-Claw 275
@ Stuart's Hill section of Manassas National Battlefield Park
I surprised myself today, I wasn't expecting to do as well as I did. Pleased! Now I can say I know how to read a map, I suppose. I did Green because, well, because it's what I am suppose to do and I needed to do a course that was longer than Orange because Vince was already slightly grumbling about how long the Orange course was. There is always the one control that is my nemesis and that was #4. I got lost and turned around and I also bumped into Vince who was looking for his own 4 and helped him find his control (which helped me find mine or maybe it was the other way around) and to understand the water stop symbol. And though I ran as best I could, I found myself stumbling across and weaving above and below fallen trees for a long time thinking that no one would pick this terrible route and do people really run through this and high grass where you have to pick up your knees? I'm not quite sure. I suppose so. I'm not strong enough to do that at this distance, I used the fallen trees to walk and rest between clear running space. Gorgeous day, happy that Vince finished Orange. Hamstring is getting better and better. Maybe another week or two.