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Topic created by skolins on Tue Jul 16, 2019 at 4:17 pm
A Set of Summer-Style Courses on a Newly Revised Map!
Some of you have been practicing for sprints all summer, and others have been asking for a weekend sprint opportunity. This event will satisfy both groups, adding some variations in length and course format compared to the Wednesday night sprint series.Starts will be from 9:30-1:00, so you can get out a little earlier than usual and beat the heat.Control pickup is tentatively scheduled to start around 2PM because we need to be packed up and out of the park by 4PM.Course Formats:
The courses are designed to keep people from having to fight through nasty areas of summer vegetation and to provide an opportunity to beat the heat by doing a few shorter courses rather than one long course. The tentative plan is below. More details will be posted once I finalize the course designs.
*A Middle/Sprint style hybrid, with sets of quick legs in a couple of areas of nice woods connected by some sprint legs and longer route choice legs. Length 3-5km, maybe with two length options.
*A beginner sprint course, designed to have somewhat easier navigation and route choices for people new to orienteering.
*A standard sprint course, in the style of the Wednesday night series.
*One or two other sprint courses, maybe with some variations in format.
Updated Map!
The central part of the Nolde map was updated by Vladmir Zherdev in 2017. We have only had a couple of beginner courses at Nolde since then, so for most club members this will be the first opportunity to run on the revised map. Except for a bit of the longer course, all of the courses will be on the revised section of the map.
