| The 1st leg of the relay. A really amazing race. I almost botched number 1 badly, not really knowing where I was and hitting the wrong control first. I paniced for a moment, but then wandered further into the green to find mine. I was running with a great group and really moving. And then I made a huge mistake, with about 5 others, on the 3rd to alst control. We all read the reentrants wrong and ended up on the wrong nose. It took us forever to relocate, I think because no one was really willing to go off and leave the group. New Zealand did in fact leave the group to find control, and it's disappointing now to see what place I could have finished in! eventually, while bailing out, I saw the correct spur and finished before others in my lost group, but the damage was done and about 4 teams passed me while I was wandering around. Still, a good race and an awesome relay finish!! |
