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Final results of Day One (Night Sprint) are available; splits and RouteGadget are to come. Preliminary results of Day Two (Middle Distance) are available; splits will come to Attackpoint, and perhaps other places.
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Check-in and packet pickup will be available on the days of the event at the Concord Road Runner Sports. Transit directions: BART to Concord station and walk 1.9 miles. |
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Our Sponsors!!
This event has been made possible by the following businesses and organizations. We are delighted to offer a sampling of their products as prizes for this event. Please patronize their offerings and services, and contribute to their programs:
Road Runner Sports offers the world's largest selection of running and walking gear, the most caring customer service, and prices sure to make you smile! With 26 stores nationwide and a fantastic website you can always get what you need to stay active any day of the week! Check-in and packet pickup will be available on the day of the event at the Concord store. |
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o21e—the Official Uniform Provider of Team USA Orienteering—makes a line of clothing for adventure running in Los Angeles, California. |
The mission of Road ID is twofold: One, to educate outdoor enthusiasts about the importance of wearing ID. Two, to provide these athletes with innovative identification products that they will want to include as part of their gear. The dream of Road ID is to see the day where wearing ID is as common among athletes as wearing a seatbelt is among motorists. |
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Scarborough Orienteering, aka Orienteer.com, is a leading vendor of equipment. They carry compasses, SPORTident cards, Inov-8™ shoes, and other gear and produce their own line of o21e suits, club uniforms, and gaiters. Orienteer.com also offers map and compass instruction and group outings, including orienteering and team-building training, as corporate offsites. |
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Event Schedule
Friday 22 March 2013
17:00 Check-in and packet pickup open, Road Runner Sports
19:21 Sunset
19:30 Check-in and packet pickup close
20:00 First start, Night Sprint: Diablo Valley College
20:50 Last start, Night Sprint
Saturday 23 March 2013
09:00 Check-in and packet pickup open, Road Runner Sports
10:30 First start, The Middle: Paso Nogal Park
14:30 Awards, Road Runner Sports
Night Sprint: Diablo Valley College
Friday's event will be a Sprint-format adventure run with interval starts. Four courses will be offered, each eligible for Orienteering USA ranking points. Starts will begin some 40 minutes after sunset. There is a lot of artificial light on campus, but you will need a headlamp in order to be able to read the map in the darker spots.
There is ample parking at DVC. Drive, carpool, or run 3.5 km from Road Runner Sports. We are required to park in Lot 8 (signs identify the parking lots).
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The Diablo Valley College map was created by Ben Legg in January of 2009. It was used once for a public event, our Sprint Black Diamond in 2012 (Stage Two). The map was updated in March of 2012 by Vladimir Gusiatnikov for Sprint Black Diamond, and will be updated again in March of 2013 with the latest slate of changes. The map is in ISSOM, 1:4,000, 10 ft. (3.0 meter) contours. Hazards: None known. There will be very few people on campus at this time on a Friday night besides us, so the risk of running into and knocking someone over is very small. |
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Diablo Valley is a community college with complex-geometry buildings, some of which encompass more than one level available for running. Extreme care will be taken to set courses that present as little ambiguity as possible. Take time to study your ISSOM map symbols!
Preliminary course specifics
Men 2.0 km 50 m climb 20 controls 15:00 winning time Women 1.6 km 40 m climb 17 controls 15:00 winning time Masters/Juniors 1.4 km 40 m climb 15 controls 15:00 winning time Beginner/Intermediate 1.4 km 20 m climb 12 controls 15:00 winning time
The staff for Night Sprint is:
Administrative Director: Vladimir GusiatnikovCourse Consultant: Jim Hall (Carolina OK)Map Coordinator: Ben Legg (BAOC)Course Designer: Vladimir GusiatnikovResults: Vladimir Gusiatnikov
Course designer's notes
These notes are from the our 2012 event. Most of them are correct, and we will keep you informed of all updates.
There are a few unusual things, and a couple of reminders. Diablo Valley is a multilevel campus. The International Standard for Sprint Maps rightly says that multilevel structures cannot be adequately represented on a Sprint map. We'll have to work with a representation that's as adequate as it can get!
Only the "main" running level is shown in detail. This is usually, but not always, the lowest level that there is. In a number of places, it's difficult to say which level is the main one; as you stay on the same level of a building or a walkway structure, ground underneath you descends, and where's that point at which you aren't on the main level anymore? There are several places at which we assumed a certain "main"level, and showed the level below it with the tunnel symbol (in less detail). Both of these levels can be used for running, usually in perpendicular directions. The non-main level is accented with the purple 708.1 Crossing section symbol. So, solid purple lines on this map show passageways along which you can go—not boundaries of out-of-bounds areas.
There is exactly one area that is an exception to this rule, and the exception is that it's the level above the lowest (main) level that's shown with the purple passageway symbol. The upper level in this case is less intricate than the lower level, so the lower level is assumed to be the main one, but the upper level is still important for navigation. To summarize: The purple lines show where you can cross above or below the main level, or, in a couple of cases, where you can change levels.
And now for the most important part: There are two area symbols that are absolutely out of bounds. We had a problem with disregard for the 528.1 Area with forbidden access vegetation at terraloco's SFSU event in 2009 that fortunately didn't end up costing us access to the venue—but it could have. Please do not enter or cross the yucky-green-color areas (you can, however, attempt to run through the usual dark green). The other kind of areas you may not enter are construction areas shown in purple. They are fenced out very well, and please don't climb these fences.
The Middle: Paso Nogal Park
Saturday's courses will be in the format of Middle Distance. A full slate of seven standard courses will be offered, each eligible for Orienteering USA ranking points. This event will be held at Paso Nogal Park rain or shine.
There will be ample parking at the venue. Participants are still encouraged to carpool from Road Runner Sports. Alternatively, it is a 4.5 km warmup jog.
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The map of Paso Nogal Park was created by Ben Legg in June of 2010 in ISSOM. It was used once for a public event, our Sprint Black Diamond in 2012 (Stage One), and it was used once afterwards for a BAOC training event. The map was updated in March of 2012 by Ben Legg for Sprint Black Diamond. For this year's event, we will expand the mapped area by a factor of 2. The new area is west of Paso Nogal Road. It will be surveyed by Vladimir Gusiatnikov, and the final product will be drafted into ISOM and printed at 1:7,500. The map has 2.5 meter contours. Hazards: There will be two crossings of a suburban road with moderate vehicle traffic and some bike traffic. One of the crossings will be on the way to the start, and the other one on the course. At least the latter will be staffed throughout the event. Traffic will not stop; please pay careful attention! The park is a de-facto off-leash-dog area. However, it is likely that the park will not be officially open to regular users at the time of the event, creating a low-dog experience. Orienteer.com will be on site with a wide variety of items on offer. |
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Paso Nogal is a mostly open, hilly suburban park with intricate vegetation, somewhat similar to San Francisco's McLaren Park used by us in 2009 and 2011. Terrain/off-trail shoes are recommended. Full leg cover is not necessary.
Preliminary course specifics
Blue (Advanced) 5.8 km 250 m climb 25 controls 40:00 winning time Red (Advanced) 4.8 km 220 m climb 20 controls 35:00 winning time Green (Advanced) 3.8 km 180 m climb 18 controls 35:00 winning time Brown (Advanced) 3.0 km 120 m climb 15 controls 35:00 winning time Orange (Intermediate) 3.0 km 180 m climb 15 controls 30:00 winning time Yellow (Beginner) 2.5 km 100 m climb 12 controls 25:00 winning time White (Beginner) 2.0 km 70 m climb 10 controls 20:00 winning time
The staff for the Middle is:
Administrative Director: Vladimir GusiatnikovCourse Consultant: Jim Hall (Carolina OK)Map Coordinator: Ben Legg (BAOC)Course Designer: Vladimir GusiatnikovResults: Vladimir Gusiatnikov
Course designer's notes
The event will not be cancelled because of rain. Besides two road crossings, there are no other known hazards. Nothing about the map or the course is unusual or worth a separate mention in the notes.
Travel and Accommodations
The closest airport is Oakland International. San Francisco and San José airports are further away; Sacramento airport is another viable option. All three of the Bay Area airports are amply served by public transit.
The directions to the event headquarters are here. A bike can help get you from BART to the HQ and between the HQ and the venues!
Orienteering USA has negotiated discounted rates with its sponsor, Choice Hotels. The closest Choice property is a Clarion Hotel in Concord, only 1.1 km (walking distance) away from the event headquarters at Road Runner Sports. At the time of this writing, members of Orienteering USA were offered rates as low as $84.15 per night, plus tax. In order to obtain these rates, you must book through the Choice Hotels site and enter Special Rate ID 00228560 in the "Select Rate" drop-down menu. Lower-priced Choice properties are available throughout the Bay Area. By making your booking through the website and referencing the Orienteering USA partnership code, you will be supporting U.S. orienteering.
We recommend Hertz, an Orienteering USA partner, for car rentals. By booking through this link, you will be supporting U.S. orienteering. Our discount code will be displayed on the reservations page.
Entry and Registration
Registration is open through Orienteering USA's Event Register. You can register for the two races separately, and choose a different class for each if you so desire. The registered entrant list is available through Event Register, and is updated in real time.
The fees for Night Sprint are:
Friday Night Sprint Adult (21 and
over)Junior (20 and
under)Enter and pay on or before Monday 25 February $39.00 $24.00 Enter and pay on or before Tuesday 12 March $44.00 $27.00 Enter and pay on or after Wednesday 13 March $54.00 $32.00
The fees for The Middle are:
Saturday Middle Adult (21 and
over)Junior (20 and
under)Enter and pay on or before Monday 25 February $44.00 $27.00 Enter and pay on or before Tuesday 12 March $49.00 $29.00 Enter and pay on or after Wednesday 13 March $59.00 $34.00
There is a single recreational (non-competitive) category offered, the Map Hike, on the Beginner/Intermediate course on Friday and on the White course on Saturday. The Map Hike is suitable for juniors and for adults. Enter the event and select "Map Hike" as your Orienteering USA category on the second registration screen. The price for the Map Hike is the same as listed above, per person.
Discounts!!
For each race, there is a $5 Orienteering USA/national Federation discount. In addition, any member of an orienteering club anywhere in the world may take $5 off each race. And on top of these discounts, BAOC members can take yet another $5 off, for a total discount of up to $15 off each day's fee. For example, the early price for an adult who is both a BAOC and Orienteering USA member is $24 for the Night Sprint, $53 for the two days of competition; a junior who is a member of both can get two ranking days for as low as $21.
So, why not join Orienteering USA?
SPORTident electronic tag rental is included in the above prices.
Extras!!
Commemorative T shirt $22.00 —high-quality o21e production
Go register!!
Event-Day Information
Course designer's notes are available on the respective Stage's pages.
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