Orienteering 2:57:07 [4] 15.0 km (11:48 / km)
Clean Turkey O' run at Hawn. About 40 degrees; dry; some sun. Always stayed in contact with map. Good sense of distance; pace-counted 3-4 times as needed.
Planned and executed 15K route: cautious 12min/K reflecting my fitness; 3 hrs; some climb (felt like only 2%); allowance for errors. 26 of 31 controls. 1 pt/control made it easy to skip 4 'far west'. Also skipped #20 - tough to build into route.
2-3 bobbles - missed #30 left coming from SW - distance concerned me, hit stream, recognized it, turned right. #2 from north - dropped in one reentrant early - surprised - litle time lost. #15 - hit location clean and confident, mis-hung control, guessed correctly where it might be. Last control: #5 - tough uphill climb from creek - hit knoll - no control - too tired and short on time to search - some master maps in error.
Perhaps, 3rd overall (?) behind Eric and Dave who both swept. Probably best Turkey O' finish and best run.