okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Monday, October 14, 2002
Some maps from Michigan
One the first day, we had a strange leg -- 12-13 was a road run around a gravel pit. (Sorry about the poor scan). Given the interesting terrain the course setter had to work with, I don't understand why the courses went through this part of the map.
The second day had some much more interesting legs. Here is an example:
13 to 14 violates a couple of the normal guidelines for courses, but is still an interesting leg. One "flaw" is that there is a huge catching feature just before the control (the road). Another "flaw" is that one of the possible routes to the next control is to come out of 14 heading south, making it a "dog leg."
Still, I think it is a good leg. You've got a couple of options. You could run the roads to the left or you could go straight. Straight looks faster, but is clearly more difficult. On the straight route, you've got to pay attention to avoid unnecessary climb. I took the straight route.
Check out the entire day two blue course. I think it is a good course. There are plenty of direction changes. The course runs through several distinct types of terrain: the flat area around 3 through 7 (an abandoned golf course); the marshy area around 7 through 9 and 15 through 17; and the relatively hilly areas with trails and roads (the rest of the course).
I found the day two course interesting and challenging.
posted by Michael |
6:58 PM
