Race Evaluation
Canadian O Champs Classic Day 1: Course 7
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Underrated difficulty Ran too fast Did not like map Could not relocate Frustrated Unused to terrain +07:30 | Was all over the place. Couldn't read the terrain. | |||||
| 3. | Thick! Turned left at the end of the pines but lost only 10 seconds or so. | ||||||
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Bad route choice +05:00 | Went straight; drifted downhill but caught myself about 6 contours directly below road bend. Had to climb a lot but knew exactly where I was. The green stuff was very slow in places. In retrospect I like Catherine Hagen's route (road to the powerline to the road) best. Lots of climb and zigzagging, but no thick stuff. Caught Erin O. (started 14 min ahead) at this control. | |||||
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Did not check features en route Bad compass work +03:00 | Wasn't very fast getting to road, but very clean in from road. | |||||
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Bad route choice +04:00 | Went straight through the green, but turned south to the powerline when I hit trail. Went in from the powerline, too low, and had to come back uphill. | |||||
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Bad route choice +03:00 | Went more or less straight -- down to stream and back uphill -- should have gone through field higher. Left trail at knoll and read right in. French Creek-ish terrain. | |||||
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No attack point Did not plan ahead Took a chance Underrated difficulty Ran too fast Bad compass work Bad distance judgement +07:00 | Overconfident; ran fast with no plan and found myself who knows where in thick green. Took a while to relocate. | |||||
| 10. | +00:30 | Hit stream just to west of control first and had to go back. | |||||
| 11. |
Underrated difficulty Did not like map Bad compass work +06:00 | Ouch! Hate these big errors right near the finish. Headed in from the road at a known point (I thought) but 100 meters in things got vague. Surprised to see Erin O again. We both, along with another woman, wandered around a while before I headed back to the road junction to relocate. Went in again and still wandered a bit before finding the vague reentrant. Figured Erin was long gone. | |||||
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| F. | Was again surprised to see Erin punch in right behind me. A sprint up the chute trying to hold her off; I think we finished just together. Bad race overall! |
Total Time Lost - 00:36:00