orienteer race 1:30:00 [3] ***
ahr:132 2c (sick)
Middle distance at NAOC. I thought I could handle orienteering with a cold, so I went out on the course, planning to walk slowly (which was prudent, given the terrain ). Made it to the first two controls OK, then headed to #3. Ran into Lisa, who had started 30(?) minutes ahead of me. She was looking for #2. She said she was going to quit, and headed back towards two.
I continued to move towards #3. Didn't find it on my first pass, so I continued to the swamp (my relocation plan). I found Eva standing at the swamp, puzzling over her map. I tried to attack #3 again, and missed. At this point, my brain was toast, but I couldn't see that. Wandered for another 10 minutes or so, trying to relocate. I was joined by two men, and together we found #321 (we were looking for 322).
Wandered some more, and saw Lisa approaching. I don't know which of us was more upset at seeing the other; either way, it wasn't a good sign for me that I was still there.
I coontinued to convince myself that I was relocating, but of course I wasn't. I finally decided I was close to 4, so I planned to find it and back-track. Never found four, but I found 323. That's when I decided it was time to pack it in.
Of course, I was now as far from the finish as possible. It took me more than 35 minutes to walk back, and I was tired. Stupid to have stayed out so long; Mike said he was surprised I went out at all.
Still want to see a map of course 4, long day, to see where control 321 was.
Turns out that quite of few of us (including Eva and Lisa) never found 322. Of course, plenty of others did, so I know that it was there, somewhere....