Recap
What turned out to be a perfect October day started with temps in the middle-30s, and climbed to about 60, with cool breezes, mostly sun, and dry, near perfect orienteering conditions at Camp Manatoc and Camp Butler.
This event featured only pre-registered runners, which proved effortless in checking in, assigning e-punch dibblers, and managing the start times. Guy & Elaine managed the steady trickle of competitors checking in, and ran the maps over to KJ, where each individual or team started in various directions. We tried to emulate a national event as much as we could by supplying (to several runners’ frustration perhaps) the maps last-second, right as they punched in for the start. A few were seen walking in circles trying to find the start triangle on the map! đŸ˜‰
Bob had designed several courses, featuring the finest of both Manatoc and Butler, with RED and GREEN traversing around one of the larger lakes in classic fashion, circling counter-clockwise around the camps, and finishing with an exciting sprint across open grass. ORANGE and the NOVICE courses stayed more local, with jaunts into the northwest of Camp Manatoc, and circled around the pine knoll that hosts the Trail to Eagle campfire.
Todd & Steve provided for stiff competition on the RED, even after Todd shared a massive 6-minute mistake on control 3. The GREEN course was dominated by Jonathan, who on finishing, realized he’d missed a control, and ran back to get it! Peter bested the ORANGE course handily, and ‘Cazza in the Woods’ made light work of the NOVICE course. We had several Scout troops on the courses, too, and one worried us, until they finally came crashing through the brush at last minute.
It was great to see so many familiar faces, even though most were covered with some sort of face-cloth (we appreciated that!). I love seeing the glint of adventure in everyone’s eyes as they head out on a course. Regardless of skill level, designed course level, and runner ability, orienteering is always sure to offer a challenge.
And while some swear they were in the “correct” reentrant and the control had gone missing, others simply marveled at the beautiful day, and a chance to enjoy some normalcy that orienteering offers for so many.
Until next time, when I hope to see you (again!) in the woods with map & compass in hand…
-Andreas
Volunteers
- Bob – course design & control setting
- Guy & Elaine – registrars and map runners
- KJ – starter & keeper of the maps until just before…
- Fred – finish crew / e-punch wizard / stats guru
- Vera & Jonathan – control pickup
- Andreas – “that guy in the fluorescent vest…”
Results
NOVICE Course: 11 controls 1.8 km
Name Controls Time
1 Cazza in the Woods 11 32:15
2 The Raccoons 11 41:17
3 Elaine and Guy 11 44:11
4 Troop 208-A 11 75:34
5 Justine Avery 11 95:06
6 Troop 208-B 11 100:16
ORANGE Course: 11 controls 4.1 km
Name Controls Time
1 Peter Johnson 11 70:39
2 JRedmond 11 126:12
3 Jeff-Alex Perry 11 130:32
4 Tim Burdick 11 138:29
5 Troop 208-D 11 142:46
Troop 208-C 10 205:54 (missed 31)
Karen Steckner 5 71:39 (missed 31...)
GREEN Course: 14 controls 4.8 km
Name Controls Time
1 Jonathan Boyer 14 87:02
2 Christina Noetzel 14 98:07
3 Tom Fritsch 14 106:42
4 Mike Avery 14 113:29
5 Alexander Preobrazhensky 14 136:43
Lois Wiesbrook 9 150:48 (missed 40...)
RED Course: 16 controls 5.9 km
Name Controls Time
1 Todd Pownell 16 64:00
2 Steve Johnson 16 68:25
3 G-O 16 79:32
4 Brad Lohiser 16 89:45
5 Brian Ritchken 16 94:05
6 Fred Losi 16 95:48
7 Tod Flak 16 96:28
8 Jonathan Bobel 16 135:12
9 Ken Lohiser 16 137:45
10 Tatiana Yudovina 16 151:09
11 Vera Yudovina 16 151:40