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Grasslands Results - September 9,
2007
Results
on Excel Spreadsheet
Hi Sage Club members,
Yesterday 31 people came out to the Grasslands map on a hot & sunny day to
take part in the second last Sage C meet before the upcoming Thanksgiving
Weekend (incorporating the Western Canadian Orienteering
Championships - Oct.
6-8). Upon arriving, everyone found out that there this event was not going to
be like a normal orienteering event - the competitors were going to run without
maps! In this "Map Memory" format, people view a small section of map
at the start triangle which shows only the route to #1. This map is tied to the
control and has to be memorized. At #1, there is a small piece of map showing
only the route to #2, and the course continues like this. Competitors can take
as long as they wish to view the map before heading out in search of the
control. The idea is to spend as little time as possible standing memorizing the
map. Of course, if you spend too little time, you can't remember the route and
you get lost. This, not surprisingly, happened quite often!
Most people tried this format (it was offered on course 2
& 3). It is a lot different from normal orienteering, it was new to
everyone, but I think everyone enjoyed it. It is a good training exercise
because it forces you to simplify the terrain and it helps you carry this over
to your normal orienteering. What you can try to take away from this exercise is
the concept of looking at your map fewer times and focussing on bigger, more
distinct features. This allows you to increase your running speed because you
aren't constantly slowing or stopping to look at your map.
We also had some first time orienteers out, and they all did
well. Congratulations to Trevor Wallensteen for finishing only 6 minutes behind
the leader on course 3 - he was using a map, but it was his first time
orienteering!
Check out the attached results. I also included the split times, ranks, & a
graph for the top 6 finishers on course 3.
(Marie-Cat is adding Holy gees look at that graph Scott produced!!!)
I hope everyone who came to this event is planning to come to
the final Sage C meet before the WCOCs. It is being held on Sunday, September 23
on the Edith Hill map. See you out there! - Scott Foubister
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