Orienteering race 3:10:00 [4] ***** 7.0 km (27:09 / km) +220m 23:27 / km
shoes: adidas triple star
Second day of Surebridge. EVEN THOUGH I resolved to navigate more carefully, I still was too careless and it cost me. After bombing a few early controls, I totally messed up and after several attempts at relocating, finally gave up: I had to be in Hartford CT for a meeting and having gone too long without water on a hot sunny day, I was starting to feel the need for self-preservation.
Lessons: some maps cannot be done intuitively (at least by me). I *need* to be clear on APs and be patient closing in. Silly me--I really should have been pace-counting more.
In spite of the total competitive failure, I think the whole thing was a great learning experience (I'm glad I got this one out of my system now...)