Orienteering race 2:06:49 [4] *** 3.7 km (34:16 / km) +205m 26:50 / km
spiked:8/9c shoes: INOV8 Bare Grips
A very steep up and down at Yellowwood Forest. No trouble finding one, but taking the trail would have probably been a better route choice. Good through 4, then a real messup, a 40 minute mistake going to five. Somehow I got confused about which stream I had crossed, went back to relocate, and realized I was on the east side of a north-south stream, when I should have been on the west side. I found a stream junction, went north, but it showed as white and light green on the map, but was almost impassable. So after a little bit north, I went back and went south, but that didn't look right, so I went back to my previous attackpoint, fought through the down trees, and went north to the control. No problems after that, except for a very long uphill slog to 6, then 7. My navigation was good, but I did have to stop and breath a little. The good part was I had brought enough gels and endurance to still have the energy to run in to the finish. Yeah for 9Round and Jared.
