orienteering 21:55 [4] 2.31 mi (9:29 / mi) +140ft 8:58 / mi
shoes: x-talon 212 #2
NAOC sprint. Ended up tied for first in M65 with Jeff Saeger. Which seemed to me like just the perfect outcome. I got him by a couple of minutes in the Middle, he got me by a couple in the Long, and a tie in the sprint feels like we both won.
I had a good run, but still one mistake, 20 or 30 seconds. Still satisfied. Was a long sprint course, best time on the course (in M55) was 18:37. But you knew going in that it would be long, and you adjust.
Overall, a great long weekend. I spent more time than expected helping with team stuff, which was all fun, and certainly way more time on the BK and FC Cup competitions -- dealing with any issues that came up, and trying to make sure the scoring was done right. So a good bit busier than expected, but that was fun too. And nice to see the team do well. This is the one time when there really is the sense of a "team" and the vibes were excellent.
I was standing in the parking lot Monday afternoon, where the relay courses came out of the woods, and someone asked me how things looked. I said it depended on who came out of the woods first. And then out came Sam, no one else near, and I noticed she was taking a moment to check the code, good for her.
And then the same someone said that that was it, and I said, Not yet. But then not much later, out came Alison trailed by the Canadian (Kerstin), but Alison was moving with a sense of urgency and was clearly going to take second. And then right away Hannah and Izzy, wrapping up 4th and 5th, and first for the juniors, and in just a minute that really was it.
A fine day, ended as it should with all the focus on the young and the fast. They are fun to watch.