Orienteering Forest 1:17:01 [4] 11.77 km (6:33 / km) +248m 5:55 / km
Long race started with a section of control picking and I settled into a very nice flow. Again, due to the rough map, it was super important to stick to the compass, simplify to use the bigger features and keep your head up around the circle. Hesitated a bit at control 7, a boulder on a hill side, and 9, a cup depression in semi open, but in both cases got the controls by going a bit further and scan the terrain. On the long leg to 10, I decided to not climb to the top of the hill, but to sidehill along the slope down to the creek. This worked really well on some animal track. Got stuck in some bad deadfall after 2/3 of the leg, but eventually nailed the control itself. Caught up to Brian May at 13 and had company on and off most of the way on the last few kilometers. Second again after Mike S.