Discussion: 2002 Billygoat rerun, Thanksgiving weekend
in: Orienteering; General
Nov 17, 2011 8:01 PM
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Original maps, fine course, no flags and fine, fine woods. A great way to run off your spare tyrekey...
It'll either be Friday or Saturday, and Fri/Sat/Sun there will be more orienteering training going on in Blue Mtn and Harriman.
A contribution to map costs will be expected.
Ian, Ali and I are in. The more the merrier! Beginner types are welcome to come too, we can plan some appropriate training.
It'll either be Friday or Saturday, and Fri/Sat/Sun there will be more orienteering training going on in Blue Mtn and Harriman.
A contribution to map costs will be expected.
Ian, Ali and I are in. The more the merrier! Beginner types are welcome to come too, we can plan some appropriate training.
Nov 17, 2011 10:04 PM
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feet:
All CSU members have a birthright of skipping the first control in the 2002 Billygoat. Just so you know.
Nov 17, 2011 10:11 PM
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Ah, the first one I DNFd, at Blue Mountain (had to look it up, but I should have guessed it wouldn't be far from Neil).
Nov 17, 2011 11:47 PM
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Not that I'm still bitter, but I hope you CSU types will run the first leg this time, or at least start someplace near the start kite where other folks can see what you're up to.
Nov 18, 2011 12:18 AM
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GuyO:
If after two days, you want to look for actual flags, DVOA is having an event at Star Village on Sunday.
(At this time, HVO's event page actually has more info.)
(At this time, HVO's event page actually has more info.)
Nov 18, 2011 4:38 AM
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Sounds like fun. Enjoy! I will have to run off my tyrekey another weekend.
Nov 22, 2011 4:24 AM
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All CSU members have a birthright, should they find themselves well in the lead halfway through the race, to make a thirty minute mistake and finish in ignominy.
Nov 22, 2011 4:00 PM
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Hey Neil, where I can find details? Z-man, Kseniya and me are interested.
Nov 23, 2011 1:41 PM
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Any way to get some more details might come out for one day, be home for thanksgiving.
Nov 23, 2011 10:46 PM
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Friday morning exercise:
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5 km course attached. I made it pretty fast, hope it is about ok.
For advanced athletes. 5m Contours only, no form lines. And everything is erased just before each control, but for control and the area just behind is just normal map. They is supposed to be some uncertainty for countours only and missing form lines - what it comes to small contour details they can't trust them too much, some. Athletes should cope with the uncertainty, use big land forms to navigate to near control, get accurate enough map contact there, figure out right attack direction and with the help of being able to read details behind the control spike controls spot on. Controls are usually easy, big boulders and such.
The idea here is orienteers usually first learn to have constant map contact. When that's learned, the next step is learning how to survive those moments when contact is lost. And make sure keeping contact with small details all the time does not slow you down. Also having contact when it counts (just before control) and remembering to check direction accurate enough just before control and using objects behind control to lead you to the control are part of theme here.
I have no idea how the area looks like and how advanced your runners are, I hope this is about right. If it feels all too difficult they can have normal map in they pocket. If it feels too easy they can run without compass the second half (this is not supposed to be bearing running training!). You maybe should show example to others and run without compass right from the start, it's your back yard after all.
If this is not quite what you were after, just archive this and run later.
I could not guess is the river crossable, so I used bridges."
Billygoat in the afternoon if we make it back alive.
And there'll be something easy for beginners in the morning too.
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5 km course attached. I made it pretty fast, hope it is about ok.
For advanced athletes. 5m Contours only, no form lines. And everything is erased just before each control, but for control and the area just behind is just normal map. They is supposed to be some uncertainty for countours only and missing form lines - what it comes to small contour details they can't trust them too much, some. Athletes should cope with the uncertainty, use big land forms to navigate to near control, get accurate enough map contact there, figure out right attack direction and with the help of being able to read details behind the control spike controls spot on. Controls are usually easy, big boulders and such.
The idea here is orienteers usually first learn to have constant map contact. When that's learned, the next step is learning how to survive those moments when contact is lost. And make sure keeping contact with small details all the time does not slow you down. Also having contact when it counts (just before control) and remembering to check direction accurate enough just before control and using objects behind control to lead you to the control are part of theme here.
I have no idea how the area looks like and how advanced your runners are, I hope this is about right. If it feels all too difficult they can have normal map in they pocket. If it feels too easy they can run without compass the second half (this is not supposed to be bearing running training!). You maybe should show example to others and run without compass right from the start, it's your back yard after all.
If this is not quite what you were after, just archive this and run later.
I could not guess is the river crossable, so I used bridges."
Billygoat in the afternoon if we make it back alive.
And there'll be something easy for beginners in the morning too.
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