Wow, It was a LOOOOOOONG day yesterday.
The Orienteer Run is supposed to be mapped to be run start to finish with no mistakes, by a very experienced Orienteer Runner in 100 min. Usually there are not very many teams that come close. Well, this years fastest time was about 2 hours 52 minutes. There were several teams that didn't finish it and some teams that were out there for 10 hours. It was unbelievable!!! They all said it was the longest and most technical course they have ever run. John's team finished in 3 hours 16 minutes. We were very very pleased
with them. They ran through a lot of marshy swamp land for the first part of the run, so their feet would get sucked into it and trying to run was crazy. Mike, the General on their team lost the soles to his boots during the run, but didn't tell the guys until the finish. There was one part that they had to send one guy to climb into different trees and other places to retrieve things. Some teams lost a lot of time, taking 10-25 min. on it. John took off and did it in 4 minutes. They said he was made to wear a little helmet that looked like a little dixie cup atop his head. It was the one time they laughed during the run. Grant, the Navy Seal on the team, was the orienteer and he did a great job. They were very excited when they finished. They did not take us out on the course anwhere this year to observe, but we were able to climb over a hill and see their grenade throws. They all thought they
were finished them and then had to run around the hill to the finish. Apparently, it was very hard to get back into running again. I took pictures at the top of the hill when they came out of the woods and for a couple grenade throws, then ran to the finish to get them coming in at the end. I always love it when I see them coming to finish. We had been waiting at the finish, hours before they even started. Our other team did great also, they did not do as well as they had hoped, but we were glad to see them finish. I do not know what the final tally was for teams that did not complete it, but I know one female team made it to a road, got a ride to a house and someone had to come pick them up.
with them. They ran through a lot of marshy swamp land for the first part of the run, so their feet would get sucked into it and trying to run was crazy. Mike, the General on their team lost the soles to his boots during the run, but didn't tell the guys until the finish. There was one part that they had to send one guy to climb into different trees and other places to retrieve things. Some teams lost a lot of time, taking 10-25 min. on it. John took off and did it in 4 minutes. They said he was made to wear a little helmet that looked like a little dixie cup atop his head. It was the one time they laughed during the run. Grant, the Navy Seal on the team, was the orienteer and he did a great job. They were very excited when they finished. They did not take us out on the course anwhere this year to observe, but we were able to climb over a hill and see their grenade throws. They all thought they
were finished them and then had to run around the hill to the finish. Apparently, it was very hard to get back into running again. I took pictures at the top of the hill when they came out of the woods and for a couple grenade throws, then ran to the finish to get them coming in at the end. I always love it when I see them coming to finish. We had been waiting at the finish, hours before they even started. Our other team did great also, they did not do as well as they had hoped, but we were glad to see them finish. I do not know what the final tally was for teams that did not complete it, but I know one female team made it to a road, got a ride to a house and someone had to come pick them up.
I love it!!! These pictures always make me wish that I could be there too!!! I miss you guys so much...
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(popping in from Ree's)
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