orienteering race 2:44:00 [4] 6.0 mi (27:20 / mi) +290m 23:46 / mi
Whidbey Island local meet for COC. It was a new map. Lovely area. fairly good size hills. I ran course 3 (the most difficult). It was only intermediate in difficulty but long!!! First thing I noticed when I looked at the map was that it was almost entirely green. Early on, I tried to run through the green, thinking it wouldn't be bad--I was wrong. There were a lot of blackberries and very heavy undergrowth. One time I did go through the green for about 35 m. It took me forever to push my way through. What that means is I stayed on trails even though it was out of the way. Fastest time on this course today was just under an hour.
