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Sprint course on a hot day. It was the first really warm (93F) day of the year. The sun was hot. There was enough humidity to be uncomfortable (heat index 101). I started at a pace I thought I could maintain, but o the way to 10 I suddenly felt overheated. That might be because the route was on pavement that had been sitting in the sun all day getting hot. Fun despite the heat.

The hills are big, too big for me. I also seemed to struggle with navigation throughout the course. I made a big mistake at 2. The GPS track from 2-3 shows a strange loop in the open area on top of the hill. I think that's a problem with the track. I don't think I ran the wrong way and then turned around.

Fun but rough course. I guess it seemed rough because the woods are junky and there was some climb. Also, it was warm (low 60s) and I feel a lot more comfortable running when the temps are more like 25-35. Lots of fun.

I ran the regular course after the MTBO and my legs were shot. Eric S set the course and it was fun. The stretch out to the tip of the little peninsula was a lot of running, but there were a few little descisions about cutting corners and I got 1.5 of the 3 right. I spotted both Mary and Blair on the course and that helped me keep moving when my legs were feeling shot. In the end, I got Blair by ~12 minutes, so the combined MTBO+orienteering ended up with me ahead of Blair by about 2 minutes.

MTBO event with course set by Eric S on a map that is KP-based with some fieldchecking and a lot of work drawing trails from the lidar. For the most part the trails were in good shape, but there were a few slick/mud spots. I crashed once when my front tire slipped on the mud. Later in the course I jog/walked the bike when the trail was slippery. Fun, but it was pushing both my MTB technique and my MTB fitness. I was ~10 minutes behind Blair.

Still not 100 percent recovered from a cold, so I ran Green and took it pretty easy. The stream crossings were difficult - very steep and slippery banks.

One-hour score event at SMP. Just above freezing and rainy. It was nice for running, but my hands and feet got cold between finishing the course and going out to pick up some markers.