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Saturday Oct 16, 2021 #
Event: DVOA Myrick Center (BVA)
11 AM
Orienteering race (Brown) 59:48 *** 2.56 mi (23:22 / mi) +80m 21:17 / mi
ahr:126 max:160 spiked:16/18c slept:7.5 shoes: 2019 VJ Falcon 6.5 scot
Myrick Center, west of West Chester, 3.7 km, 100m Brown course by Sam K and Lena K. Low to mid 70s but warming up.
It was somewhat difficult to find the start triangle on the map but once I did the first two controls were along trails before we entered the woods. Medium green was passable enough; the dark green was truly difficult and was avoided. Nine of the controls were in the fun white woods to the NE of the center, with legs that criss-crossed each other. I even beat one of the three Suhocki sisters! (Third overall of 15, behind Tom O, who was walking, and another of the Suhocki sisters.)
Navigation was pretty straightforward through 12, then we crossed a green broad spur for a control near a ditch. I hit the ditch farther down the hill than expected to so turned left and climbed the hill to reach it. Once out of the green woods we had a bit of maze-O for 15-16-17 which I did not execute well...I stayed high and looped around from the south, but then turned in on the wrong trail (miscounted) and had to go back. Okay from there to the finish.
It was somewhat difficult to find the start triangle on the map but once I did the first two controls were along trails before we entered the woods. Medium green was passable enough; the dark green was truly difficult and was avoided. Nine of the controls were in the fun white woods to the NE of the center, with legs that criss-crossed each other. I even beat one of the three Suhocki sisters! (Third overall of 15, behind Tom O, who was walking, and another of the Suhocki sisters.)
Navigation was pretty straightforward through 12, then we crossed a green broad spur for a control near a ditch. I hit the ditch farther down the hill than expected to so turned left and climbed the hill to reach it. Once out of the green woods we had a bit of maze-O for 15-16-17 which I did not execute well...I stayed high and looped around from the south, but then turned in on the wrong trail (miscounted) and had to go back. Okay from there to the finish.
12 PM
Orienteering race (Sprint) 34:31 *** 1.88 mi (18:21 / mi) +61m 16:41 / mi
ahr:135 max:158 spiked:12/14c shoes: 2019 VJ Falcon 6.5 scot
Myrick Center Sprint!!! 2.3 km, 80m climb A bit warmer now, probably upper 70s, and sunny.
The first two controls were the same as I had on the Brown course, then we went south for a bit before heading back to the area of my 15-16-17 on the Brown course.
This was fun but hilly. I didn't do the route choice well to 10 and 11. To 10 I got on the wrong trail from the field (should have gone to the jct in the S corner of the field to be sure of trails). Then to 11, even though I knew I should go west around the fenced area I went to the east side anyway to check it out. There was a downed tree making a real mess. I backed put and went around.
Time lost on the two was on the order of several minutes, but would only have moved me up a place or two, I'm sure. I wasn't last, however, even though I had to walk up *all* the hills. But I was able to jog down almost all the downhills! Progress.
The first two controls were the same as I had on the Brown course, then we went south for a bit before heading back to the area of my 15-16-17 on the Brown course.
This was fun but hilly. I didn't do the route choice well to 10 and 11. To 10 I got on the wrong trail from the field (should have gone to the jct in the S corner of the field to be sure of trails). Then to 11, even though I knew I should go west around the fenced area I went to the east side anyway to check it out. There was a downed tree making a real mess. I backed put and went around.
Time lost on the two was on the order of several minutes, but would only have moved me up a place or two, I'm sure. I wasn't last, however, even though I had to walk up *all* the hills. But I was able to jog down almost all the downhills! Progress.
3 PM
Hiking 21:55 [3] ** 0.54 mi (40:35 / mi) +3m 39:57 / mi
ahr:114 max:164
Picked up three controls near the finish, plus the pinflags from the finish "chute", in sandals.
Forgot to stop my watch, but have adjusted the distance and time.
After I finished it started to threaten rain, and then did rain a bit, so some of the others on control pickup got a bit wet. No thunder, though Tstorms had been forecast.
Forgot to stop my watch, but have adjusted the distance and time.
After I finished it started to threaten rain, and then did rain a bit, so some of the others on control pickup got a bit wet. No thunder, though Tstorms had been forecast.