Biking race (Ellsworth Truth) 1:25:00 [4] 22.8 mi (16.1 mph)
USARA National Championships 2009
The race started with a 200m LeMans run to our bikes, then a road ride around the reservoir from Lantana Lodge to Ray Roberts Lake State Park. Lots of pace riding and a little bit of tire rubbing. Someone apparently dislocated their shoulder less than 1/4 mile from the start - that's a bad way to start a race.....
Paddling race 5:53:00 [4] 23.0 mi (15:21 / mi)
This was a tough open water paddle on the reservoir. A fair bit of wind created a white-capped lake, We bypassed CP5 with Nuun and Bushwhacker, and got it on the way back (after doing a 1.5 mile portage, getting CP4, and another 1.5 mile portage). Steering the boat in these conditions was especially taxing. We brought my double bladed kayak, but I only ended up using half for 90% of the paddle just to keep us going in the right direction. We didn't lose too many spots, but I was a little worried about the portage earlier on. In hind-site it saved us a lot of paddling, which was probably better in the long run.
Biking race (Ellsworth Truth) 37:00 [3] 8.2 mi (13.3 mph)
After the paddle, we biked around a finger of the reservoir to complete a short trekking section.
Orienteering 1:08:00 [3] *** 4.0 mi (17:00 / mi)
4c
Orienteering section on a peninsula in Ray Roberts SP. We made some pretty good time on this section, and caught back up with the leaders.
Biking race 41:00 [3] 10.0 mi (14.6 mph)
Another road bike to a short O-section.
Orienteering race 46:00 [4] 3.0 mi (15:20 / mi)
Another short O-section on a private property ranch. There was a barbed wire fence through a portion of the ranch that threw me off for a few minutes, but other than that a pretty clean run.
Biking race (Ellsworth Truth) 1:10:00 [4] 15.4 mi (13.2 mph)
Road ride from O-section to one CP Trek section.
Orienteering race 50:00 [3] *** 2.5 mi (20:00 / mi)
1c
One trek CP to some ruins on a peninsula. It got dark on this leg and so we took our bike lights with so as to not have to break out the emergency headlamps.
Biking race 50:00 [4] 10.0 mi (12.0 mph)
Hammered the ride home in the dark back to Lantana Lodge (the start/finish/TA).
Biking race (Ellsworth Truth) 3:40:00 [3] *** 23.0 mi (6.3 mph)
4c
Mix of mostly two-track and horse trails from Lantana Lodge to the southern part of Ray Roberts SP and the dam for the reservoir. Biked south along the outlet to I-380 and back, getting on and off the bike for a few CPs (too much on/off the bike to split out, especially without specific times/distances).