orienteering race 1:08:39 [3] *** 5.3 km (12:57 / km) +150m 11:21 / km
spiked:8/12c shoes: GoLite SunDragon
Green course at Five Ponds, intended to do Red, but Charlie accidentally handed me a Green map, and I didn't realize it until after I was done despite seeing a number of people who I would have expected to be on Red going in the opposite direction. Of course, once I got a control or two into it, I wouldn't have gone back anyway. Pretty pathetic navigation on a few controls near the beginning, but then I settled in and did reasonably well for the rest of it. The GoLite shoes, which are very comfortable and fine for trail running (and I expect for Rogaines) turn out to not be up to the task of real orienteering in New England. In particular, they don't do well stepping on mossy stones, and if they get damp and sidehilling comes into play, then they provide no grip if I step on any rock. I took one fairly painful fall about halfway through (which I was able to walk off in a couple of minutes). In order to run with my usual confidence, I need spikes.