Orienteering race 38:58 [3] **** 2.43 km (16:01 / km) +73m 13:55 / km
shoes: Inov8 Mudclaw
World Orienteering Day at Bicentennial Park in Green Township, near Cincinnati, Ohio. Courses by Mike Minium This was Course 3. Advertised as an advanced 2.0km course, it was one of the best examples ever of a 2.0km Red course (a label I normally find objectionable). I boomed on 4, coming up the hill at a lazy angle, and thinking I was still short. I've set at McFarlan a lot, even misplaced controls there, so I'm familiar and extra careful. Really nice course. No criticism of Mike here because it's the only way this event was going to happen, but this is a textbook example of why it's bad to design courses sitting in an airport. (That is, with limited checking of the control locations beforehand.) The points look so reasonable on paper, but the fresh green honeysuckle made it tough. It was awesome and fun! So unexpectedly fun on a random work night. And everyone missed it!
Edit: I just saw the track to 4! So close! Ugh! I was almost immediately suspicious but I decided to keep going until I was sure where I was, which I did when the trail started to descend.
Also, there was a tripod holding a 5-gallon device about halfway between 3 and 4. Looked like a food dispenser for deer. Should we report it?