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Wednesday Aug 8, 2012 #
6 PM
Orienteering 1:48:16 ***** 5.85 mi (18:30 / mi) +224m 16:32 / mi
ahr:134 max:175 spiked:0/1c shoes: INOV8 285
The SMOC Equipment Retrieval Team has had its first failure. I heard that there was an abandoned flag near my #2 red control from the May meet.
Knowing some crap was out there, I geared up with a thick shirt, tights, gaiters, and floppy hat + bug mask. This impeded the running a bit. The bugs weren't out so I could've foregone the net. Gaiters were a good choice given some of the prickery bits.
I tried to sweep back and forth, but I couldn't find it. I may try again in the winter, since one of potential control sites is currently completely grown over; also, the distinct tree looks like it fell. So maybe it's there, but just not visible in these conditions.
After I got back to my truck at the fishing parking lot for Hudson Mills, I wandered down to the river and crossed it, then crossed back and hiked up a little bit.
Knowing some crap was out there, I geared up with a thick shirt, tights, gaiters, and floppy hat + bug mask. This impeded the running a bit. The bugs weren't out so I could've foregone the net. Gaiters were a good choice given some of the prickery bits.
I tried to sweep back and forth, but I couldn't find it. I may try again in the winter, since one of potential control sites is currently completely grown over; also, the distinct tree looks like it fell. So maybe it's there, but just not visible in these conditions.
After I got back to my truck at the fishing parking lot for Hudson Mills, I wandered down to the river and crossed it, then crossed back and hiked up a little bit.