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| # Posted 2007-11-27 18:36:40 | |
| AZ: | The Foothills Wanderers Orienteering Club will be hosting the 2008 Western Canadian Orienteering Championships the last weekend of June in and around Sundre Alberta, about a 90 min drive NW of Calgary.
Since July 1st Canada Day next year falls on a Tuesday we are calling this weekend of June the Canada Day long weekend. The 2008 WCOC's are scheduled from Saturday June 28 to Monday June 30 with a fun event held the Friday evening June 27 for those of you who arrive the night before. All the championship events are being run on brand new maps, never used for any other event before. The Middle & Long distances will be on a new map called Coyote Canyon, and the Sprint on a map in the town of Sundre itself. Running on great new maps should be enough by itself to draw you to come to this meet, but there's more. We're in the midst of arranging a lodging site that can suit everyone - including options for bedrooms in a lodge, cabins which can accomodate families, and even space for those that simply want to camp. AND it's probably less than a 10 minute drive from the main Coyote Canyon map itself. And there will be even more news to come - but we have to save something in reserve. So if you already have bought your 2008 calendar make sure today you mark this weekend reserved for the WCOC's in Sundre. And if you are waiting to get a new calendar under the Christmas tree, you better write in this date as soon as you unwrap it. Stay tuned for more over the coming months. |
| # Posted 2007-11-28 02:22:33 | |
| Ricka: | Looked it up on MapQuest. Tempting. Pretty close to Banff as well.
Hmmm, is Sundre large enough to handle the Sprint distances? :) |
| # Posted 2007-11-28 05:18:32 | |
| gordhun: | Adrian is probably too young to remember this but Sundre was the host community for the 1987 Canadian Championships. It was a fabulous event held in the terrain of Pioneer Lodge, just west of town.
The Town of Sundre were great hosts as they got behind the event donating town pins and other supplies. The event got next to top billing in the local paper only surpassed by news of Tammy Van Tighem of Carstairs winning the title of Blonde D'Aqutaine Queen for 1987. Now before any feminists protest too loudly Blonde D'Aqutaine is a breed of cattle. Tammy and her runner-up were noted as avid Blonde D'Aqutaine promoters. As I remember it a fun orienteering score event was held in the town itself using a Chamber of Commerce street map. With all the streets and rear yard lanes, the ball park and rodeo grounds they will have no problem staging a challenging sprint event. The event was more noteworthy in Canadian orienteering circles as it ended Ted de St Croix's 11 year consecutive run as Canadian Men's Elite champion. Ted bounced back to win many more titles since then. Here's some trivia questions: If not Ted who won the COC men's elite title that year? Who won the women's? And here's an easy one: who won the H-35 title? |
| # Posted 2007-11-28 05:44:40 | |
| jjcote: | I made my guesses before I looked it up, and I got F21 right (pretty easy) as well as M35, of course, but my guess for M21 was actually the second-place finisher (Ted was 3rd!). The M21 winner, in retrospect, should have been obvious. Ted doesn't appear to have had a disaster either day, but the winner had a commanding victory on Day 1. |
| # Posted 2007-11-28 05:49:26 | |
| gordhun: | I didn't think anyone would get F21. She had only a few years as an 'elite orienteer'. She was back at the COC's with her family this year. |
| # Posted 2007-11-28 06:00:51 | |
| bbrooke: | Is there an event web site? |
| # Posted 2007-11-28 06:16:42 | |
| Nev-Monster: | Did the dude who ended Ted's streak have facial hair back then? He wasn't from up north at that time I don't think.
Hopefully somewhere I still have my M12 bronze medal from 87. I can also remember it was a pretty chilly summer. |
| # Posted 2007-11-28 08:05:22 | |
| JPDB: | This was just our event teaser, our web-site isn't ready yet but should be up in the next couple of weeks & we'll let you know when it is.
I did come across a cool fact when looking for the 1987 COC results - one of our 2008 course planners was the very first men's winner of the Western Champs back in 1979. WCOC History and here;s the List of WCOC Winners |
| # Posted 2007-12-02 18:36:43 | |
| theshadow: | Magali |
| # Posted 2008-05-04 04:39:14 | |
| JPDB: | We've kept you waiting for information - but the wait is over.
Our web-site for the 2008 Western Canadian Orienteering Championships is now up - and Registration is open. Canada Day Long Weekend (June 27-30) at Sundre Alberta - 90 minutes north of Calgary. It should be a fantastic weekend for orienteers - the biggest event in western canada in 2008 that you won't want to miss. The meet web-site is http://www.orienteeringalberta.ca/wcoc2008 Here's why you should come.... 3 Official events - COF Sanctioned A-Meet 4 Fun Events Brand New Maps & Excellent Terrain All Inclusive Accomodation & Meals BBQ Banquet Fun People Live Timing Controls Family Friendly ... And Registration Fees that can't be beat ! Check out the meet web-site. Along with usual stuff - it has: map samples sample terrain photos and even a short orienteering video (we wanted it to be longer but it was cut short - you'll see why...) Come out to WCOC 2008 and let's howl at the moon together. |
| # Posted 2008-05-04 07:21:05 | |
| Hammer: | great map names! |
| # Posted 2008-05-04 11:37:17 | |
| JPDB: | Coyote Canyon - thus the 'howl at the moon' reference.
The story behind the map name. We had a temporary name for the map when it was being made but it was fairly generic and actually misleading location-wise ( a name of a town in the area but not too close). We (the meet organizers) had a meeting with the landowners and asked them what they called the area - they said they didn't really have one. So just on a whim we asked them what they called the big canyon/gulch on the map and they said 'Coyote Canyon'. We just had to laugh because we knew that name was it - no second thoughts. Not only did we have a cool map name , but we also had our theme for the WCOC's. |
| # Posted 2008-05-06 00:59:55 | |
| upnorthguy: | Looks great. I will be there. I don't want to rattle the organizers but let's hope there are no dog legs. |
| # Posted 2008-05-06 11:13:10 | |
| JPDB: | That's actually the first time for that crack. You're a Wile E. one Ross. |
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