I did Multi-stage Boris-planned training @ Baldwin Hill, Ali version, today, organized by the Parsons.
I was very slow today, mostly due to stopping after each control trying to figure out the next leg and try to do it according to the instructions. I did not study the map ahead of time, and figure out the attackpoints as instructed, so that happened mostly out on the course.
I did feel pretty ok running wise when I did understand where I was going and was actually able to run. I think I will have to train more on flow when I orienteer so I do not stop as much. Like today, when there are 26 controls plus a number of start triangles, it adds a ton of time to the clock.
I was mostly fine orienteering wise, and I didn't do anything that I would consider major errors, but there were a number of places that I had problems and I spent the time trying to make sure I was in the right place and understood everything I had done. A few things:
5. I had a hard time getting the map fitting reality in and around the circle. The GPS shows that I thought the control was at a stone beyond the right one.
6. Being off track from 5, I thought that the hill I was on before the control, was the smaller one north of it. I still found the right feature, but it got my orientation off, that made me go too far south to 7...
7. ... so I went too far south, believing I was just north of the hill that I had been on going in to 6. At this point, too many things were off and I tried to find something to reorient myself. I saw there should be a pond close by so I went towards where I thought it should be. Hitting it at it at the southern end made me realize where I was.
14. Going to the hill south of the knoll, not keeping enough contact with map/compass. Doubled back to the knoll.
21. Think the map was a little bit off here. There was more than one reentrant in reality. I went up the hill, seeing the cliff, making sure I got to the right boulder.
24. I did not realize that I was at the wrong boulder. Now after seeing the GPS track, I did remember I thought I got to the finish boulder awfully quickly.
All in all, it seems I was only at two incorrect control points, both being boulders next to the right ones.
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