Recap
The rain cleared and it was a beautiful night for Orienteering at Richfield Heritage Preserve. More than 45 Orienteers braved the mildly chilly night to run one or more of the three Night-O courses offered: Easy, Moderate, and Wacko.
The Easy course was not really that easy, especially in the dark. But it WAS “easily” handled by the winner, Emily Kullman, in 35:22. (She went on the run the Moderate course too.) Among the four teams also on the Easy course, a scout group lead by Heather Roberts received some on-site instruction by Howard Montgomery, then went on to clear this course by finding all twelve controls. A great job by these first timers!
The Moderate course was mastered by the Witalis-Johnson Team in 90:53, finding all 14 controls. Along with six other teams, Troop 262 also took on the challenge of this longer middle distance course and found 11 controls. Great job!
Seven courageous souls attempted the Wacko course specifically designed by Howard, our diabolical course designer, for maximum distress. Of the seven, Dave Kostansek left everyone in the dust with a time of 58:38, finding all 20 controls.
All who returned were rewarded with a warm fire, coffee, drinks, and plenty of snacks. (Note that everybody did return!)
Volunteers
Course designer & setter: Howard Montgomery
Registrar: Matthew Muffet
Timer: Bob Turanchik
Control collection: Howard Montgomery, Dave Kostansek, Bob Boltz
Event Director: Richard Davies
Results
Easy Course: 12 controls 2.1 km
Name Controls Time
1 Emily Kullman 12 35:22
2 Moobears Team 12 49:53
3 Christian Pascarella Team 12 102:58
4 Heather Roberts Scout Team 12 123:56
Kern St.John Team 7 106:39 (missed 50...)
Moderate Course: 14 controls 3.7 km
Name Controls Time
1 Witalis Johnson Team 14 90:53
2 Sandra Albro Team 14 95:53
3 Alex Giardini Team 14 126:15
Elliot Muffet Team 14 89:03 (Did it backwards!)
James Fourier Team 11 106:56 (missed 63...)
Troop 262 Team 11 131:39 (missed 63...)
Emily Kullman2 7 74:40 (missed 72...)
Moobears Team 2 38:22 (missed 51...)
Wacko Course: 20 controls 4.8 km
Name Controls Time
1 Dave Kostansek 20 58:38
2 Bob Boltz 20 83:20
3 Bob Turanchik 20 92:57
4 Steve Johnson 20 107:21
Jay Smink 17 105:28 (missed 66...)
Ivan Redinger 17 107:38 (missed 66...)
Fred Mailey 16 102:14 (missed 66...)
Resources
RouteGadget – Upload your GPX file to compare your route with others (Or draw you route from memory), also an interesting splits viewer and charts.
Attackpoint Splits – charting and cross course comparisons for shared legs.