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Monday Jan 17, 2022 #
9 AM
Orienteering 2:24:58 [2] 6.22 mi (23:18 / mi) +257m 20:40 / mi
ahr:35 max:64 26c shoes: Topo Ultraventure II
Extreme O!
Ed and I walked the short course. We knew short from before we started, owing to the long drive back.
We started with a compass and bearing to the platform, then headed off on shaded relief. I should have asked for clues as we ended up on the wrong side of the huge ditch and had to get wet feet and scramble. Sorry Ed.
Then it was on to a 1:5 with several blank sections. I think the people in front of us made an error turning too early on the wrong little stream. We did pretty well, and Ed figured out a blanked out area had a trail right to the second to last, so we made good time for walking.
Then it was a written instruction to follow some powerlines, where we caught up to some of the fitter younger teams, which was nice. Then some satellite for a bit, before the long/short split. We stuck with short, as it was taking even longer than planned.
USGS here, which is nicely fair, so you can sort of eyeball, like "there are only two hills, and it's 35 = 1/3rd and 4/5 = 1/2 of the way through the square so this one.
Then a little bit of math from an information sign to get a direction to head on a trail, then a rope scramble up a steep bank, then a park map to.....
Possum toss! Four tennis balls, 10' or so, get one ball through one of the possum face cut outs (think photo board). I was close but missed three times before clutching the fourth. Only other team to be successful was Peng's friend JieYi, who got it on the third try, citing her basketball experience.
Then a quick 5 or so on 1:10 back to the S/F, including one wet foot under the bridge, before the giant flag and done.
Quick shower and a 12 hour race back to Michigan, successfully with no tickets!
Ed and I walked the short course. We knew short from before we started, owing to the long drive back.
We started with a compass and bearing to the platform, then headed off on shaded relief. I should have asked for clues as we ended up on the wrong side of the huge ditch and had to get wet feet and scramble. Sorry Ed.
Then it was on to a 1:5 with several blank sections. I think the people in front of us made an error turning too early on the wrong little stream. We did pretty well, and Ed figured out a blanked out area had a trail right to the second to last, so we made good time for walking.
Then it was a written instruction to follow some powerlines, where we caught up to some of the fitter younger teams, which was nice. Then some satellite for a bit, before the long/short split. We stuck with short, as it was taking even longer than planned.
USGS here, which is nicely fair, so you can sort of eyeball, like "there are only two hills, and it's 35 = 1/3rd and 4/5 = 1/2 of the way through the square so this one.
Then a little bit of math from an information sign to get a direction to head on a trail, then a rope scramble up a steep bank, then a park map to.....
Possum toss! Four tennis balls, 10' or so, get one ball through one of the possum face cut outs (think photo board). I was close but missed three times before clutching the fourth. Only other team to be successful was Peng's friend JieYi, who got it on the third try, citing her basketball experience.
Then a quick 5 or so on 1:10 back to the S/F, including one wet foot under the bridge, before the giant flag and done.
Quick shower and a 12 hour race back to Michigan, successfully with no tickets!