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Thursday, February 17, 2005
Thinking about Texas
I'm going to Texas tomorrow to run the North Texas A-meet. If I remember correctly, I'm running M21. It should be fun.
I figured it'd be worth taking a look at the old map of the area. I dug around in my basement for a few minutes and found it. I took a look. A few thoughts came to mind.
I expect the vegetation to be less than pleasant. The map has a lot of green. That suits me, I kind of enjoy crappy terrain.
The map includes a resevoir. If the water is low, running along the edge of the lake might be worth considering as a route. I'll need to check that out before the start if possible.
I'm expecting lots of controls (the map I looked at had an 8K course with 18 controls). I won't be surprised if a few of the controls are a bit bingo. My impression of the Texas O' culture is that some of the course setters like making controls difficult to find. I hope that isn't the case, but I won't be surprised if it is.
It looks to me like there are three main difficulties: fighting through the unpleasant areas; holding a straight line through flattish areas (especially in green areas); and recognizing tricky controls and slowing down as needed.
While I'm in Texas, I plan to post some audio updates.
posted by Michael |
7:51 PM
