O - competition race (The Stockville day 1) 14:07:00 [4] 24.0 mi (35:18 / mi) +1250m 30:23 / mi
Two day rogaine in upstate PA with Charlie Leonard. Great and friendly organization by Abby and Brent from Rootstock Racing.
Been raining constantly all week (17” since beginning of September) so all the creeks were way up. In fact, we had dozens to cross, including a km up a raging creek with beautiful but deadly rapids and waterfalls. The crossings were mostly knee deep or less, but a couple were deeper and scary. Fast water and slippery footing.
Good selection of route choices and options to skip. Lots of climb and views from the escarpment looking down the valleys.
Finished the day 11 min overtime, got a waiver due to a poorly mapped section around the last and mandatory control. In good position for day 2.
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Added gps track for the part of day before battery went dead.