Orienteering (Course) 57:00 [3] 6.2 km (9:12 / km)
Temp: 66
RealFeel Temp: 60
Humidity: 31%
Wind: NW at 15mph
It was a beautiful sunny day for running. The temperature was a little warm, but the swift breeze kept things cool. I ran the course Alexei Azarov had set for me last Saturday, and I only managed to complete part of on Sunday. I started out very fast because I had already been to the first two controls, and then I slowed down as I hit a big hill on the way to the fourth control. I had a little bit of trouble with the third and fourth controls.
On number three I attacked off of a large boulder in an area full of boulders. I ended up running next to the boulder I was looking for, and I didn't realize until I was two contours above it, and about 50 meters away. In total I lost fourty to fifty seconds, so it wasn't too bad.
On number four, I was attacking along the side of a hill just under some cliffs. I was looking for a slightly larger cliff just above another one. Because I had just climbed a tough hill, I was breathing hard and having trouble concentrating. Because of this I was moving into the control slowly because I was readng the terrain perfectly. Just as I had gone by it, everything fell into place and I realized where I was exactly, and went right into the control. I may have lost a minute and a half because of my tentativeness attacking the control.
Other than those two controls I hit them all pretty much dead on. The overall time of fifty-seven minutes was not too bad considering the climb and terrain, but I could have probably broken fifty-two or fifty-three minutes if I had run harder. Overall, it was a nice training run and should put me in good shape technically, for the weekend.