At Westmoreland Sanctuary for the Brown course (3.1km). Arrived, thankfully, after the mass starts for the Vikings and Visigoths long races. Superb weather. Nice venue.
I've lost my split sheet and HVO hasn't posted results yet on AP, so I am posting
my Apple Watch splits on my website along with
my route.
I forgot to push my watch button at #2 and #7 so I have edited in those waypoints using data from QuickRoute.
Tough course. The close-in features on the first leg were disconcerting, had to take it real slow. By the time I got to #2 I vowed never again to use the new New Balance Hierro trail shoes I just bought (thankfully getting a deep discount for the unfavored color). The "average" width was way too wide for my foot, which was twisting inside the shoe when traversing slopes. That slowed me down but fortunately no bad ankle twists.
Lots of up for such a short course, and I wasn't in shape for it. Nicely placed controls, took close attention to reading inside the circles. Going for #10, had rare experience of open woods but with big boulder to right that drew me (and then two others) off to the right. Brutal climb up to the Finish.
Crossed paths with JJ and Nancy on my way to #2. On way to #9 in dense area under cliff, came upon a young Finnish (as I learned chatting her up at the Finish [no pun intended]) mother carrying a 2?-year-old and herding a 4?-year-old. Says she first carried her eldest out on a course when he was merely 5 months old. Serious orienteer!
No particular pain out on the course, but hips and legs tightened up soon after the Finish.