[roc-info] Orienteering at Ellison Park this Wednesday

[wornerkohn at aol.com]

As an addition to the message that Steve sent I would like to point out that all of the Sprint events that are part of the ROC Club Series are ALSO PART OF THE US SPRINT SERIES.? Sprint results?from all over the US are compiled and a final "Sprint Festival" will be held in November in Cal.? You probably won't go to the final but you, too, can be part of the national series and see how you do compared to orienteers from all over the US and Canada.? There are no eligibility requirements so you don't have to belong to USOF or ROC...just participate in?athe local?events.
Don't forget that the US Sprint Championships (sponsored by USOF but with medals only to USOF members, this is a one time competition and not based upon any other competitions) is going to be held in Mendon Ponds in September.? Our local series is a way to get some practice in before the champs.
For those of you (like me) whose "sprinting" looks more like plodding, will still find these short, easy courses a lot of fun.
Linda Kohn

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Tylock <stylock at gmail.com>
To: ROC Board of Directors <roc-bod at roc.us.orienteering.org>
Sent: Sun, Jul 5, 2009 2:59 pm
Subject: [roc-bod] Orienteering at Ellison Park this Wednesday


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All:

On Wednesday July 8th the Rochester Orienteering Club will be holding an evening of Sprint, White and Score-O events starting at the Parking lot next to the Pavilion Lodge of Ellison Park.
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Starts for the Sprint and White begin at 6pm, The Score-O will mass-start at 7pm.

The Score-O will be a 1-hour deadline with 10, 20, and 30 point controls, penalty of the highest control for returning each minute after the 1 hour limit.? Walkers will not, but runners are likely to reach all controls.

This is the first in the 5-race "Sprint" series.? The Sprint is 2.1K with 35 meters of climb.

A White couse of 1.6K with no climb is also available.

The event will be held in the section of Ellison Park to the north of Blossom Road.? Enter the park on the main park road, cross the creek and turn left to reach the Pavilion Lodge parking lot.

The park is particularly wet due it's low level and the unusually wet weather we've had.? Irondequoit creek has two branches through the park and they are mapped uncrossable.? This prohibits crossing them during the sprint event, but they are to be considered out of bounds for the score-O as well.? All entrants should expect to encounter at least ankle deep water in the lower areas - which covers a good portion of the map.

Poison ivy is present, though not neccessarily as prevalent as at other parks.? White should not have to deal with it, protections is advised for others.

Bugs are not particularly bad, but there's no telling how they might be by Wednesday evening.

- Rochester Orienteering Club




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