Update – Registration is Closed!

Details

This will be a socially distancing event with a limited number of Starts and NO walk-ups.

PLEASE REVIEW THE  WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK BEFORE REGISTRATION.  BY REGISTERING YOU ARE AGREEING TO THE TERMS OF THIS WAIVER AND ARE ABSOLVING NEOOC AND ORIENTEERING USA , ET AL OF LIABILITY RESULTING FROM YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE ASSOCIATED ORIENTEERING ACTIVITY.

To participate, you are required to preregister and prepay for one of the available time slots provided.  The time slot represents the time you are allowed to approach registration area and check in.  It is NOT your exact start time.  Please do not approach the the registration area early.  And if you are late by more than 10 minutes, your are disqualifying yourself from the opportunity to orienteer that day.  However, you can wait until 1:00pm when will try to create Starts for 3 to 4 additional groups.  Though, these can not be walk-ups.

If you arrive at the park early, please use the time to prepare yourself for your run on the course by changing into your gear and by complete your warm-up routine.  It will be ideal if you can move immediately to the start area after your check in.

A Start is an individual or group starting the same course at the same time.  The group can be up six people and is required to be part of your COVID-19 cohort or pod.  One map is provide for the Start.  Up to two additional maps can purchased at the time of registration.

If you have more than six in your group, you must split into two groups.  Bring your own water and snacks.  None will be provide at the Registration, Start, or Finish areas.  Also, no water stops will be available on the courses.

For any questions, email us at: registrar@neooc.com

Time Slots

A total of 30 Time Slots are available.  Four courses will be available:  Novice, Orange, Green, and Green XTRA.  The courses are spread across the Time Slots as follows:

Novice  – 11:20am, 11:40am, 11:50am, 12:10pm, 12:30pm, 12:40pm

Orange – 11:00am, 11:10am, 11:30am, 12:00pm, 12:10pm, 12:20pm, 12:30pm, 12:50pm

Green    – 11:10am, 11:30am, 11:40am, 11:50am, 12:00pm, 12:20pm, 12:30pm, 12:50pm

Green XTRA – 11:00am, 11:10am, 11:30am, 12:00pm, 12:10pm, 12:20pm, 12:40pm, 12:50pm

Determine the course that you want to do based on your skill level. On the registration form, select the course in the pull down.  Only one course selection per group or individual is permitted.  This will allow the maximum amount of participation for this event.

We may need to adjust the Time Slots listed above according to the demand for a particular course, but we are sticking to the 30 Time Slot total, overall.  Registration will be closed after 30 Time Slots are filled.

Then, based on your course selection, select your first and second preferred Time Slots.   Note that neither is guaranteed, but we will try to accommodate the requests to the best of our abilities.  We will send you your assigned Time Slot via the email address that you provide on the form.  Emails will be sent about three days before the event (or earlier).  (Check your SPAM or JUNK folder before contacting us, if you believe we have not notified you.  Especially, @hotmail.)

Registration and Cost

One Start is $11 and includes one map.  Additional maps, up to two, are $3 each. This is our normal member event fee ($10), with a small offset added to compensate for PayPal fees.  To simplify payments, the same fee is being charged to members and non-members.

After submitting your information on the registration form, you will be directed to the PayPal website.  Use the PayPal pull down to select the number of maps.

You must Preregister here Registration is Closed !

Note that we are using PayPal exclusively to handle the funds exchange to help minimize contact with the Check-in volunteers.

See who has registered so far,  AND Time Slots assigned.

Instructions

Enter Allardale Park via the West entrance off of Remsen Road (401 Remsen Road, Medina, OH 44256).  Then proceed to the parking area adjacent to the Open-Air Shelter.  There will be Orienteering signs along the road and trail to direct you.

Approach the Check-in area, at the Open-Air Shelter just northwest of the parking area, at your assigned Time Slot.   At Check-in, you will receive your map(s) and a SportIdent Finger Stick (if your are borrowing one).  Then you will be directed to the separate Start area.

Volunteers

A big THANKS to:

• Event Director: Sanae Rogers
  
• Course Design / Setting: Howard Montgomery
  
• Check-in, Starting, Finishing: Jay Smink, Mike Avery
• Park Liaison: Howard Montgomery

Location

Allardale West Entrance and at the Open-Air Shelter

401 Remsen Road
Medina, OH 44256

Allardale – Medina County Park District webpage