Orienteering 1:31:11 [3] 12.19 km (7:29 / km) +460m 6:18 / km
US Champs Blue Day 2 - a good race except for losing perhaps slightly over a minute on 3. I had dropped down into the north end of the depression below the control and somehow failed to notice the first reentrant on the east side of it as I ran along the edge of it counting reentrants. Naturally, I ended up heading uphill one reentrant south of the control and wasting time trying to make the terrain jibe with the map.
12th on the day - probably a fairly accurate reflection of my ability in kettle-moraine terrain on a good day. Plenty of scope for physical improvement over the winter but I think a big chunk of the gap to the leaders is accounted for by not reading the map enough in technical areas and having to micro-relocate or, alternatively, by slowing down to read the map - a major upgrade in map reading ability would also be a good idea.
