orienteering race 1:44:35 [4] *** 5.7 km (18:21 / km) +190m 15:44 / km
15c weight:17lbs shoes: Inov8 O-roc 280 Redux
DVOA Governor Dick - Green
Started out fine on west side of the map. Woods nice and open this year with scattered patches of thorns. I was a little scared of going into the green rocky section (never on that part of the map before) but it actually wasn't as bad as I pictured. I missed 8 slightly high and hit the trail, but as soon as I turned I could see the bag from the trail. Loved the neat area around 11 with little waterfalls and everything, and the chute of white woods between the rock patches on the way to 12. Had seen 13 on the way to 10 which made it easy.
At this point all the hard stuff was done and I headed up the trail toward 14. Well, until I thought I could cut a corner and instead got caught up in the cliffs and pulled west. I saw a bag and bailed from the woods to it, finding myself at a trail junction, but not sure which one. (Ended up it was the one I had attacked 7 from earlier, but I hadn't noticed the bag then.) I started heading east to relocate myself, found the multi-trail junction SE of the control, then finally realized where I was. So that's how my worst mistake came on the easiest control of the day.