Sunday May 27 |
 | Orienteering Forest (race) 1:59:19 [4] 13.1 km (9:06 / km) | |
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| Selection race long. One of the toughest and most challenging courses I have ever run. The course started with some controls in detailed contour terrain in slightly green forest. Was slow to the 3rd, losing touch with the map, but got lucky and did not lose too much time. The long leg to 5 on a bland hillside required disciplined compass work. I got it ok, but many had problems here. On the trail to 6 the view to the mountains was amazing. Control 7 to 20 was in an extremely intricate area. I doubt if Gueorgiou could have done those cleanly... I took it very slowly, could not avoid a few problems, but nothing huge. However, after that I started to fade and lost concentration on 21 and 22, losing a few minutes. Then followed a gigantic leg with huge climb. Lots of walking, but hit the controls cleanly. Sadly, I had huge problems with control 28, the second last control. It was right next to two large trails, but something about the map made me always stop too soon and I was too tired to resolve it quickly.
Because everyone made lots of mistakes, I was actually in the lead a large part of the race. Even at control 27, a few minutes from the finish, I was in the lead, but that last mistake pushed me down to 4th.
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| C • Mt Laurie 2 |
Saturday May 26 |
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| Event: Moose Creek Splash (Canadian Team Trials West)
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| Running Smooth 15:00 [2] | |
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| Warm-up. |
| Orienteering Forest (race) 33:21 [4] 4.2 km (7:56 / km) | |
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| Middle distance selection race. A good race for me. Was a little bit slow to 7, though I didn't really miss it. Hesitated on 15 just above the steep slope. For some reason could not spot the flag. Ran down the hill right next to it, still without seeing it and had to climb up 5 meters to punch it. Lost 45 seconds. Also lost 20 seconds running to the finish before the last control... 4th after Mike, Wil and Brent. |
| Orienteering Forest (race) 15:50 [4] 2.2 km (7:12 / km) | |
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| Selection race sprint. Like almost everyone, had problems with the first control. Had problems matching the map to the terrain around the re-entrant where the control was. Was steeper in reality to how I saw it on the map. Lost 45 seconds. After that it went well until 14, close to the finish, a single tree on a slope. Again, I couldn't match the steepness of the slope to what I saw on the map. Looked like a continuous slope on the map, but in reality there was a steep bank. Anyway, the flag was visible and I should have spotted the flag easily. Same issue as on 15 in the middle. I need to scan the terrain better. I was 4th at the 12th control, but dropped to 9th in a tight field. |
Monday May 21 |
| Running Smooth 10:00 [2] | |
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| Warm-up. |
| Orienteering Forest (race) 13:19 [4] 2.3 km (5:47 / km) | |
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| Sprint #1 at Dew Drop. Again, an old map with weak contours, but a great area for sprint actually. Lots of small hills and rock features. I had 3 smaller mistakes that probably added up to about 45 seconds. |
| Orienteering Forest (race) 11:42 [4] 2.1 km (5:34 / km) | |
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| Sprint #2. Much easier than the first and ran hard all the way with no mistakes. |
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| Photos from the Sage Stomp weekend here! |