Sunday Aug 20 |
 | Orienteering race 1:31:20 [4]*** 6.6 km (13:50 / km) +260m 11:34 / km | |
| spiked:10/14c |
| US Champs day 2 at Big Sandy. Mostly a pretty good run, but a huge error at #2 and lesser ones at #1, 9 and 13. Complex area, absent the error at #2 could have had 2nd M55, but instead an ignominious 5th. Moving better than day 1, perhaps because of less climb and slightly lower altitude. |
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| Travel day. Left BV for Norman OK at around 2 pm. By around 5 or so got a call to the effect that my meeting had been postponed indefinitely, so J-J and I reformed our plans and headed for I-70 and KS. We were looking for some supper, but in SE Colorado the nearest restaurant is at least 100 miles away. Finally found some chow in Burlington CO on I-70. Mighty tasty. |
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Green L Day 2 - Splits |
Saturday Aug 19 |
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| Event: US Classic Champs
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| Orienteering race 1:02:39 [4]*** 5.54 km (11:19 / km) +310m 8:50 / km | |
| spiked:12/12c |
| US Champs day 1 long green course. Perfect navigation - ok maybe a few 10 second blips - but no speed and had to walk all the hills. Finished well back of the leaders. Remarkable how much harder it is to go uphill here than at Laramie. |
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| Golf at Collegiate Peaks with Phil - we rented clubs and hacked around 9 holes, getting in just ahead of the lightning. |
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Green L Day 1 - Splits |
Friday Aug 18 |
| Orienteering 20:00 [2] | |
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| Model event in BV. Only got to 2 controls before it got too threatening, and then hotfooted it back to the car in the beginning stages of a daunting hailstorm |
Thursday Aug 17 |
| Orienteering race 1:02:09 [4]*** 5 km (12:26 / km) | |
| spiked:11/14c |
| Day 3 of the 1000 day Green course. Greatly distressing error - took almost 15 minutes for a leg of about 120 meters. Just couldn't find the damn thing. Ended up relocating off my #13, and then missing the next one as well. Otherwise, the run was fine. |
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Green Day 3 - Splits |
Wednesday Aug 16 |
| Orienteering race 23:22 [5]3.1 km (7:32 / km) | |
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| Crystal Relays leg 2. Just can't run with the fast folks. Got the map in 2nd, but passed by three runners to come back 5th. At least it kept the team in the hunt, and hunt they did. Great runs by Hillary, Jeff and Sam!!! |
| Orienteering (control pickup) 50:00 [3] | |
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| Picked up 8 controls from the relay in a persistent and scary thunderstorm. Cold, glasses fogged, etc. Always fun to find those orange lampshades, though. Had to stay in the shower a long time to get warm again when I got back to the hotel |
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Crystal Relay Leg 2 - Splits |
Tuesday Aug 15 |
| Orienteering race 34:03 [5]2.9 km (11:44 / km) | |
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| Team sprint. Running really well for first half, but then got lost on #6 for at least 4 minutes |
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| Prairie golf! A pretty fine round, despite one penalty shot for a lost ball. 36, which I believe was 2nd best overall. A fine course set by the Goodwins, pere et fils. |
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US Team Sprint - Splits |
Monday Aug 14 |
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| Event: US Night Champs
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| Orienteering race 1:31:31 [4]*** 5.1 km (17:57 / km) | |
| spiked:6/10c |
| NIght-o - not my favorite. A great deal of trouble finding a couple of them - a good 35 minutes of hunting around. Not much speed or endurance. Occasionally people went pelting by at a much greater speed. |
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Green Night-O - Splits |