At one with nature... |
ROCHESTER ORIENTEERING CLUB |
Meet Notes - Preliminary |
Hotline: 585-377-5650 Registrar E-mail: Michael.Lyons at xerox dot com |
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· Mendon Ponds Park; parking at West Lodge on Canfield Road · Course Setter’s notes are available. · There will be a walk to the start, which is located at the arena, about 1200m from parking. Bring supplies to stay at the arena after you finish, for great spectator opportunities! · Five courses will be available: > Blue/F-21+ > Red (but not F-21+) > Green > Brown/Orange > Yellow/White · Course Setter: William Hawkins · This will be held on a newly updated map, with a 1:4000 scale and using ISOM specifications (with some exceptions covered in the Course Setter’s Notes) · Expected winning times: 12-15 minutes on each course |
US Sprint Championships |
· Mendon Ponds Park; parking at West Lodge on Canfield Road · Course Setter’s notes are available. · There will be about a 10 minute (700m) walk to the start · Course setter: Rob Holmes · This will be held on an existing map, with a 1:10000 scale · Expected winning times: > M-21+ and F-21+ 35 min. > Other courses 25-30 min. [subject to change] · Course Statistics: > White—2.26km; 50m climb (11 controls) > Yellow—2.55km; 60m (10) > Orange—2.87km; 140m (12) > Brown—2.95km; 85m (13) > Green X—3.59km; 195m (15) > Green Y—3.55km; 190m (15) > Red X—4.57km; 220m (17) > Red Y—4.41km; 195m (17) > Blue—5.60km; 245m (17) |
Middle Distance A-Meet Event |
· Rattlesnake Hill; parking at Ossian Community Center (directions available on the directions page) · Map and Course notes are available. · There will be a bus to the start, so plan accordingly. A bus will leave every 15 minutes, for a 10-15 minute trip; you should plan on being ready for the bus at least 45 minutes before your start time (first bus at 8am). · This area previously hosted a mini-rogaine, using the base map · A model area is available, on Friday and Saturday ONLY. For maps, see here for 1:15 and here for 1:10. Detailed directions to the model are available here. · Course Setters: Dick Detwiler and Linda Kohn · Mapping to standard orienteering specifications was completed by Mark Dominie in 2009 · Expected winning times are based on the guidelines that have been proposed as updates to the USOF rules (140-180 minutes for Blue; 120-150 minutes for F-21+ on Red; proportionally longer for other courses, except White). This has led to the following distances: > White—2.4km 70m climb (7 controls) > Yellow—5.2km; 180m (12) > Orange—7.7km; 250m (11) > Short Brown—4.4km; 155m (7) > Brown—7.7km; 245m (10) > Green X—10.3km; 340m (12) > Green Y—10.1km; 300m (10) > Red X—14.6km; 475m (13) > Red Y—14.1km; 365m (14) > Blue—19.1km; 535m (17) |
US Ultra Long Championships |