Sunday AM Fall Event Series #2 - Bottomlands Fall Sprint Series
October 14th 2018 10:00am - 12:00pm
Organizers: Bob MacDonald (Event Director), Damian Konotopetz (Course Planner)
Map: Bottomlands
62 racers, including 10 new members came out to enjoy a beautiful sunny morning exploring the Bottomlands map. Courses were planned by Damian K our own world class orienteer. In addition Damian also is the head coach of our SOGO 3 program who were out in full force. Damian, Bob M and Marion O helped put out controls( we nearly lost one!!!). Karen M, Bob M, and Marion O handled the very busy registration. Finally the young cadets under Coleen's watchful eye, Damian, and Michael K picked up the flags.. Thank you all for coming out, next is Princess Island, and then the middle an sprint championships Hoping the snow stay away for a few more weeks.
Start Location
The start location can be found on the Google maps Widget below. Located at Centre Ave NE and 12 Street NE.
Course Information
Beginner- Stays almost completely in park terrain to avoid any road crossings.
Intermediate- Some road crossings. One temporary out of bounds area but should not effect this course. Two artificial fences. Please respect these as they are NOT marked in the terrain but are clearly marked on the map in obvious locations. These artificial fences should be treated as if real (imagine they are actually there in the terrain) as it helps create route choice. See example below.
Advanced-
This course has been designed to resemble an Elite course at a World Championships or World Cup. If you are up for a challenge give this course a try!
Course distance is measured as the shortest feasible route 4.1km with 20m climb.
There are several artificial fences and a few out of bounds areas. Please respect these as they are NOT marked in the terrain but are clearly marked on the map in obvious locations.These artificial fences should be treated as if real (imagine they are actually there in the terrain) as it helps create route choice. See example below.
Example of how an artificial fence will be marked on the map.
Fall Series Sunday
This year's fall series will consist of 7 races locally in Calgary. In addition we also be hosting an 8th race a Forest event At Rumsey in honor of Adrian Zissos.
This year’s fall series will track race results for all Fall Season pass holders For all events .The top 4 race events for each Participant will be used to determine overall results. Results will be handicapped so everyone has an opportunity to win.
- Schedule Sunday morning 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Fall Series consists of 8 events. 5 sprints and 3 forests(Proposed).
- Middle event for Club championship at the Ranch at Fish Creek.
- Sprint event for Club championship to be held at SAIT and Riley Park.
- Rumsey Event in honor of Adrian Zissos
- All participants must be members of the association for 2018.
Proposed Dates and Maps(Subject to Change)
- September 23 Lindsay Park
- September 30 No Event BC Championships Revelstoke
- October 8 Rumsey Memorial Event for Adrian
- October 14 Bottomlands
- October 21 Princess Island
- October 28 Middle Championship Ranch-Fish Creek
- November 11 Sprint Championship SAIT-Riley Park
- November 18 Mount Royal / UofC
- November 25 Carburn Park
Fees for the 7 event are as follows. Rumsey event will have its own fee structure.
A) For people who opt into the combined race competition( All races are tracked, and there best 4 handicap races will be used to determine their overall result)
•$20.00/family for the fall series + $5.00/map. 4 events are needed for the series. $40.00 will be charged to these participants up front , which includes 4 races, any additional races would be $5.00 each.
B) Not participating in overall series Races( will not be handicapped and you are not eligible for the overall series)
•$10.00 / map for each event. For new people this will also include a membership which will expire at the end of 2018.
C)SOGO Level 3- No charge ( included in their registration fees)
D)All other SOGO Participants -$5.00 / map with no commitment to enter series.