Orienteering (Training) 1:27:38 [3] 6.42 km (13:39 / km)
spiked:10/12c
In Patuxent River Park, MD. Starting from the parking area, not the barn, I ran a portion of the QOC Blue course from March 2002. It was nice to be in the woods again. A little sloppy early but on-target after warming into it. There was more downfall than I remember in the center. Getting across Swann Pt. Creek and Half Pone was difficult to do while staying dry--looking for a crossing added lots of time. An extra beaver dam had been added on Half Pone Creek causing me to walk +20ft. on a log that was 4ft. over the water. From the leaves, it also looked like someone else had been re-running this route not too long ago. As for running, I was very weak from being sick but I'm still getting stronger. Start-1 (?), Start-2 (8:17), 3 (5:39), 4 (9:44), 5 (8:33), 6 (5:53), 7 (5:16), 10 (4:05), 11 (8:23), 12 (13:05), 13 (7:46), 14 (?), Parking (10:52).
