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Friday Sep 23, 2016 #
11 AM
Orienteering race (Foot) 43:06 [4] 3.86 km (11:10 / km)
slept:8.0
North American Orienteering Middle Distance Championships on the Oak Hill map near Hanover, NH. It was damp out for this but the rains had stopped when I got started. Some others had to run in the rain.
After the trail run to #1, I didn't start so well. I attacked from a trail bend going to #2 and stopped at the right distance on a water feature. However I turned left when going right would have taken me there in 10-15 seconds. Doing a little loop, I relocated and went straight to it.
I ran to the left for #3 and ran right into the barbed wire fence. This wasn't unfortunately wasn't streamered. I cut my hand on it and ripped my pants. However after the pause, I continued right to #3.
For #4, I ran straight until I got on a lower trail, then came off of a trail bend hitting the control right on.
For #5, I went straight and got just a bit to the right. Pausing before crossing the trail, I got hung up getting around some unmapped deadfall at a stream junction. After that and some cautious progress, I went straight to the control.
For #6, I went straight and was just a few steps off to the right.
For #7, I drifted left and think I crossed a trail at an intersection. I slowly relocated and went to the control cautiously, slowly.
For #8, like #6, I went straight and was just a few steps off to the right.
For #9, I plowed down the hill trying to stay on the spur. Writing this weeks later, I think I got a little past the control but came back quickly.
For #10, I used the lower trail and came off at a bend.
For #11, I stayed on the main trail until almost north of the control. I had paused/slowed a few times, to assess crossing the woods but by the time I figured it out, I was already past the point that it was best to leave the trail. I kept looking in the terrain for what looked like places easy to run fast but each time, the trail was better.
For #12, I had some hesitation at the intersections. A woman was just ahead of me starting out but I passed her at the intersection.
For #13, I went up to the middle trail, and that took me to the right instead of over the top. There were a lot of older people and women going the same direction. I got around just about all of them before popping off at a trail bend. It seemed longer than I thought it would getting to the control once I left the trail so I wonder if I really left where I thought I had.
I plowed straight up the hill and hit #14 just fine, though I slowed just before it was in sight. I think this was a partly fatigue induced checking of my location on the map. I forced myself to go on and it all worked out well.
For #15, I used the upper trail until I could turn right at an intermittent trail. That ended immediately at a fence/gate. Going down, I drifted to the right and crossed the next trail. I was just right enough that I saw a control that I went to checkout--that was even more to the right. I wandered back at the same elevation and seeing some movement I ran, seeing a woman lead me into the control. It was behind some deadfall.
For #16, I was a little excited getting near the end and going downhill. I wasn't reading well so I ran more slowly.
For #17, I still wasn't reading very well but made the right decisions. I led a few others to get close, then saw more ahead leading me into the control.
For #18, I went down to the north to get around the green. I think at the time, I was reading leg #17. Thing didn't make much sense until I got around the vegetation. I took a direct path from there. I had to pause at the go control, waiting for others to finish punching.
On the run in, I took a more direct line than others and passed them. I was worried about the jarring on the fast downhill, especially crossing a sort of ditch in the grass at the bottom of the steep parts of the hill. I ran harder a little past there. I was somewhat surprised that I could run fast; I had done a little, but not much sprinting since back troubles emerged 2 years ago.
Though my result wasn't that good, I again felt alright about how I did. I got a bit excited early and made a mistake. On my mistakes, I was generally able to relocate quickly.
After the trail run to #1, I didn't start so well. I attacked from a trail bend going to #2 and stopped at the right distance on a water feature. However I turned left when going right would have taken me there in 10-15 seconds. Doing a little loop, I relocated and went straight to it.
I ran to the left for #3 and ran right into the barbed wire fence. This wasn't unfortunately wasn't streamered. I cut my hand on it and ripped my pants. However after the pause, I continued right to #3.
For #4, I ran straight until I got on a lower trail, then came off of a trail bend hitting the control right on.
For #5, I went straight and got just a bit to the right. Pausing before crossing the trail, I got hung up getting around some unmapped deadfall at a stream junction. After that and some cautious progress, I went straight to the control.
For #6, I went straight and was just a few steps off to the right.
For #7, I drifted left and think I crossed a trail at an intersection. I slowly relocated and went to the control cautiously, slowly.
For #8, like #6, I went straight and was just a few steps off to the right.
For #9, I plowed down the hill trying to stay on the spur. Writing this weeks later, I think I got a little past the control but came back quickly.
For #10, I used the lower trail and came off at a bend.
For #11, I stayed on the main trail until almost north of the control. I had paused/slowed a few times, to assess crossing the woods but by the time I figured it out, I was already past the point that it was best to leave the trail. I kept looking in the terrain for what looked like places easy to run fast but each time, the trail was better.
For #12, I had some hesitation at the intersections. A woman was just ahead of me starting out but I passed her at the intersection.
For #13, I went up to the middle trail, and that took me to the right instead of over the top. There were a lot of older people and women going the same direction. I got around just about all of them before popping off at a trail bend. It seemed longer than I thought it would getting to the control once I left the trail so I wonder if I really left where I thought I had.
I plowed straight up the hill and hit #14 just fine, though I slowed just before it was in sight. I think this was a partly fatigue induced checking of my location on the map. I forced myself to go on and it all worked out well.
For #15, I used the upper trail until I could turn right at an intermittent trail. That ended immediately at a fence/gate. Going down, I drifted to the right and crossed the next trail. I was just right enough that I saw a control that I went to checkout--that was even more to the right. I wandered back at the same elevation and seeing some movement I ran, seeing a woman lead me into the control. It was behind some deadfall.
For #16, I was a little excited getting near the end and going downhill. I wasn't reading well so I ran more slowly.
For #17, I still wasn't reading very well but made the right decisions. I led a few others to get close, then saw more ahead leading me into the control.
For #18, I went down to the north to get around the green. I think at the time, I was reading leg #17. Thing didn't make much sense until I got around the vegetation. I took a direct path from there. I had to pause at the go control, waiting for others to finish punching.
On the run in, I took a more direct line than others and passed them. I was worried about the jarring on the fast downhill, especially crossing a sort of ditch in the grass at the bottom of the steep parts of the hill. I ran harder a little past there. I was somewhat surprised that I could run fast; I had done a little, but not much sprinting since back troubles emerged 2 years ago.
Though my result wasn't that good, I again felt alright about how I did. I got a bit excited early and made a mistake. On my mistakes, I was generally able to relocate quickly.