Orienteering race (brown course) 37:48 [4] **** 2.8 km (13:30 / km) +110m 11:17 / km
spiked:11/11c shoes: Jala Jukola Spider 6 #2
Brown course at Hunters Creek Park (South End), near East Aurora (Buffalo suburb), NY. There was a 10-15 min bus ride to a remote location; some light sprinkles before and after the race, but nothing much during. Temps in the upper 60's/lower 70's until late afternoon when the front came through.
Good run on this course, though not always the best route choices. I didn't have trouble finding any so called them all spikes, but could have been cleaner on route to 6, 8, and 9... maybe a minute or two overall. Still, I ended up 2nd on the course (behind Bob Bullions) and felt good about that. First F55 (of 5).
Orienteering race (course 2 sprint) 17:26 [5] *** 2.2 km (7:55 / km) +35m 7:20 / km
spiked:14/14c shoes: VJ Falcon - size 6
Sprint was in Emery Park North, lots of parkland and a little bit of woods (but not much), plus a run down a gentle ski slope (between beginner and intermediate). I expected to do 10 min/k or slightly less, ~ 20 min, so was very pleased with my time. I don't think I could have saved much time anywhere except maybe a more direct route from 4-5 where I took the trail around instead of going straight because I was unsure of the "ruined fence" situation, but I probably wouldn't even have noticed it was there.
Of all runners on course 2 I was 43/66; first F55 (of 3, I think). Nice course!