Orienteering race (Middle Distance) 39:49 [5] **** 2.88 mi (13:49 / mi) +81m 12:43 / mi
12c shoes: DTS2-L BUGrip
Overall, it went decently.
Here is my course, point-by-point, on a scale of one to five. One is bad. Five is awesome:
#1: 3/5. Traveled slowly to get used to the map and avoid mistakes.
#2: 2/5. Misread the contours and ran up a ridge instead of a re-entrant. This cost me maybe 40 seconds.
#3: 3/5. Ran too far to the south when I was nearing the control, But fixed it quickly. Cost me ~10 seconds.
#4: 5/5. Ran right to it.
#5: 3/5. Traveled very slowly in the first half to make sure of where I was, but afterwards ran right to it.
#6: 5/5. Ran right to it.
#7: 5/5. Ran right to it.
#8: 5/5. Navigation worked really well.
#9: 5/5. Very pleasing, ran right to it.
#10: 2/5. This control could have taken less than half the time if I had seen the trail leading to it, and taken the trail. Instead, I trashed through some vegetation until I noticed the trial and had to go the wrong direction to get to it.
#11: 5/5. Ran right to it.
#12: 4/5. Ran too far to the west near the end, but it worked out.