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The Flying Pig is an annual, class "A" series of orienteering competitions hosted by Orienteering Cincinnati in late March or early April. There are courses for all ages and abilities, and anyone is welcome to attend. The terrain is described in the Mapper's and Course Setter's Notes. Control Descriptions: ISCD 2004 will be used. Event Director: Mike Minium. The Friday event will be in the Hamilton, Ohio vicinity, 20 miles north of Cincinnati, Ohio. The sprints on Saturday will use new maps in Oxford, Ohio, about 15 miles northwest of Hamilton, and 35 miles northwest of Cincinnati. The Sunday event will be in East Fork State Park, 20 miles east of Cincinnati, Ohio. Site Locator Maps
The Short Pig World Ranking Event Friday, April 4
The Pig Sprints United States Sprint Championships Saturday, April 5
The Long Pig United States Ultra Long (Formerly "Long") Course Championship Sunday, April 6
Courses and Classes
| Competitive
All standard USOF competitive courses and classes will be offered. (See entry form). All competitive entrants should pre-register. |
Recreational
Recreational Courses will be offered on white yellow and orange for $5 for individuals, $10 for groups. Advanced courses may be done "recreational" with permission of Event Director only. Recreational entrants should register on site on the day of the event, at least 1 hour before the last start time. |
Punching
| The Sport-Ident electronic punching system will be used for all competitive courses. If you own an SI card, be sure to put your SI number on the registration form. Rental cards are available if you do not own one. If you are unfamiliar with SportIdent, see: How to Use Electronic Punching. SI-5 or SI-6 cards will work with all controls. Recreational courses will use traditional manual punching. |
Maps
Maps will be custom
printed for this event.
Maps of areas previously
used for orienteering are listed below and are available for $5.00 each.
| World Ranking Event
Middle distance map (Friday) will be 1:10,000 with 3 m. contours. |
U.S. Sprint Championships
Sprint map (Saturday) scales will be 1:5000 or 1:4000 |
U.S. Ultra Long Championships
Course map (Sunday) will be 1:15,000 for blue and red. Other courses will use 1:15,000 or 1:10,000 (to be determined). |
| Existing maps available for sale:
Rentschler, 2003 (2006 update), 1:10,000 |
Existing maps available for sale:
no previous maps of these areas. |
Existing maps available for sale:
Twin Bridges (Pig X Relay), 2006, 1:10,000 Pig X Classic, 2006, 1:10,000 |
Embargo Information
The following areas may not be used for orienteering or orienteering training prior to Flying Pig XII.
Rentschler Forest, Butler County Metropark, Hamilton, Ohio.
East Fork State Park, Clermont County, Ohio areas north of Harsha Lake.
Areas south of Harsha Lake remain open. Campground access road and loops A, B, C, D, and E may be used.
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Miami Natural Areas south of Collins Run, west of Four Mile Creek, and east of US 27 are closed, as is adjacent private land owned by Hotel Development Corp and Four Leaf LLC.
Miami Campus areas will be open until 10:00 pm on Friday, April 4. After 10 pm Friday, orienteers may not be on any part of the Oxford campus, except those areas designated for parking and warm-up.
WRE
Model Event / Training Area
Friday morning and
early afternoon. Details to be announced
Weather
Normal highs are around
60 F (15 - 16 C) and normal lows around 40 F (4 - 5 C). Records for
the period range from around 20 F (-7 C) to 86 F (30 C). It normally
rains about 1 day in 3 during early April.
Awards
There will be first
place awards in all classes each day. WRE awards to the top 3 in
M-21+ and F-21+. U.S. Champion awards to the top 3 in all championship
categories. Saturday Sprint awards will be based on combined time
for both sprints.
Shirts
T-shirt WILL be offered. $16. T-shirt design
Dinners
NEW: St. Mary Parish Center,
Oxford, Ohio, 6:00 pm Saturday (Catholic Mass at 4:30). An Italian
style dinner will be prepared by Heather,
aka Unwritten Chef, a local trail runner, adventure racer and orienteer
who specializes in small event catering and in-home meal services.
You don't want to miss this one!
Whole wheat pasta w/ homemade tomato sauce and meatballs (made from local Black Angus ground beef from Green Acres www.green-acres.org)
Locally grown mixed greens w/ basil buttermilk dressing
Toasted garlic bread (made w/ Shadeau's bread, a local bakery in Cincinnati)
Lemon-lime mousse (made w/ local, free-range eggs)
Prices: age -12: $8, age 13-20: $10, age 21+: $13.
Lodging
Campground at East
Fork is open year round. You may use open campsites, but competitors
may not enter the woods. Click here for Lodging
Information
Child
Sitting
Child Sitting WILL
NOT
be offered unless we receive requests by March 14. We will make every
effort to accommodate parents with split start times, if requested.
Directions:
Friday, Rentschler
I-75, exit #24. Take OH 129 west about 7 miles to exit 18.
Go right (north) on Ohio Bypass 4 for about 3 miles to junction with Ohio
4. Follow orange and white "orienteering" signs to event center.
(Parking fee will be collected: $2 per car daily, $5 per car annual permit)
Saturday, Oxford, Ohio
I-275, exit #33. Take US 27 north for approx. 20 miles to Oxford,
Ohio.
Sprint 1 - details coming soon.
Sprint 2 - details coming soon.
Sunday, East Fork
I-275, exit #63. Take Ohio 32 east about 8-10 miles, passing Batavia.
Exit at Half Acre Rd. Turn right (south) on Half Acre for about 1
mile. Turn left at stop sign then right into park. Follow orange
and white "orienteering" signs to event center.
Schedule
| date | time | |
| Last Day to register without late fee | March 14 | 11:59 pm |
| Last Day to receive registration | March 28 | 11:59 pm |
| Model Area / Training | April 4 | 10 am - 4 pm |
| Check-In open at Rentschler | April 4 | 1 - 5 pm |
| Starts for The Short Pig | April 4 | 2 - 5 pm |
| Check-In open at Sprint #1 | April 5 | 8 am |
| Starts for Sprint #1 | April 5 | 9 - 11 am |
| Check-in open at Sprint #2 | April 5 | 1 pm |
| Starts for Sprint #2 | April 5 | 1 - 3 pm |
| Dinner at St. Mary Parish Center | April 5 | 6 pm |
| Check-In open at East Fork | April 6 | 8 am |
| Starts for The Long Pig | April 6 | 9 - 11 am |
| Awards | April 6 | tba |
Entry
Fees
If you are not entering
all 4 events, please clearly specify which events you are entering.
Please clearly print all information, especially your e-mail address.
Double check your USOF and SI numbers for accuracy!
Entrants from outside
the USA may e-mail entry information and then pay on arrival. However,
if you have previously registered for an OCIN "A" meet and then "no-showed"
without giving us advance notice, then you must pay before your entry will
be accepted.
Entries must be
received no later than March 28. Late fee of $5 per event
is required on entries postmarked after March 14.
| competitive entry fees
(postmark before March 14) Adult fees the same as 2007. Junior fees are LOWER! |
entering any 1 event | entering any 2 events | entering any 3 events | entering all 4 events |
| adult age 21+
non-member |
$23 | $46 | $62 | $77 |
| adult age 21+
member of USOF, COF or IOF |
$20 | $40 | $53 | $65 |
| junior age -20
non-member |
$12 | $22 | $32 | $40 |
| junior age -20
member of USOF, COF, or IOF |
$10 | $18 | $26 | $32 |
| competitive group | $15 per adult
$10 per junior |
$25 per adult
$18 per junior |
$35 per adult
$25 per junior |
$45 per adult
$30 per junior |
Recreational: $5 per
individual, $10 per group, entry on day of event only. (Recreational
entrants are not eligible for awards and times are not recorded or posted).
Sport-Ident e-card
rental
$6 for entire weekend. Must sign agreement (at event check-in) to
pay $35 for lost or damaged card.
Preview Maps
$5 each. Specify Rentschler Forest 1:10,000; East Fork Twin Bridges
1:10,000; East Fork Pig X Classic 1:10,000
Dinner
$8 age-12; $10, age 13-20; $13, age 21+
Links
Entry Form (printable version)
How to Use Electronic Punching
updated 1245 03/20/2008