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Saturday, January 29, 2005
Race at Monkey Mountain
I ran a local race at Monkey Mountain today. The maps below show some of the course (click the images for higher resolution).
I felt strong and made my way around the course well except for two legs. On the way to seven I was thinking about running. I wasn't reading the map. I wasn't looking at what I'd be seeing. I made a parallel error. To eight I just headed in the right direction, followed a little linear marsh and hoped I'd see the flag. I ran by the control and caught sight of it behind me.
The terrain at Monkey Mountain isn't all that interesting. The open areas full of thickets can make for some interesting map reading (and some running through thorns).
posted by Michael |
5:53 PM