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Flying
Pig XXVI April 5-7, 2024 Including 2024
Orienteering USA Masters Nationals Camp Friedlander and Hueston Woods State Park Loveland
and Oxford Ohio, USA Total
Solar Eclipse – Monday, April 8 Presented
by Orienteering Cincinnati |
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Event
Information Center
RESULTS
Register online
Who’s Registered
Locator
Maps and Directions (coming
soon!)
Director: Mike Minium Registrar: Guy Olsen
Overview Orienteering
Cincinnati will host 3 races over 3 days.
Races will have courses for all ages and abilities and will be open to
anyone. The events will take place in Loveland,
Ohio (Friday) and Oxford, Ohio (Sat and Sun).
Stick around for the total solar eclipse on Monday! See Great American Eclipse
website for eclipse details! The
first 400 Flying Pig entrants will get USA made Bill Nye Eclipse Viewing
Glasses.
The Races All races are Nationally Sanctioned by
Orienteering USA. See Race Details (coming soon!) for more detailed
information about each race.
Friday April 5 Afternoon Middle Distance at Camp Friedlander, Loveland, Ohio
Sat-Sun, April 6 and 7 2 day total time - Classic Distance Races at Hueston Woods
State Park, Oxford, Ohio
Courses and Classes
Competitive All standard OUSA competitive courses and
classes will be offered. Competitive
entrants should pre-register (link coming soon).
Recreational Recreational
Courses will be offered at all events.
(white/yellow/orange courses only – more advanced courses are open to
event volunteers with permission of event director only) $10 per individual for each event. Recreational participants may only enter on
day-of-event. However, you must use the
pre-registration system (link coming soon) if you want to purchase extras like
dinners, eclipse viewing glasses, etc.
Awards
Orienteering
USA Masters Nationals
Orienteering USA
Championship medals will be given to the first three individual finishers in
all age-based classes for age 35 and over.
You must be a current Orienteering
USA member at the time of the event (expiration April 7, 2024 or later) in
order to earn a championship medal.
National
Ranking Events
Flying Pig medals will
be given to the first three individual finishers in all classes which are not
part of the 2024 Orienteering USA Masters Nationals, for each day’s race.
Embargo Information (See locator maps
– link coming soon) The following areas may not be used for orienteering or
orienteering training prior to these events:
1. Camp Friedlander, Loveland, OH (including Camp Craig and Cub World)
2. Hueston Woods State Park, Oxford, OH
Embargo
note: The lodge, cottages, and campground at Hueston Woods State Park may be
used. You may drive the main entrance
and Main Loop road to access the lodge, cottages, and
campground. You may also use the beach
and golf course. Note that the Lodge
Area permanent orienteering course is embargoed. The Campground Area course is not embargoed.
Park admission /
parking fees At this time, we are
not anticipating any parking or admission fees will be charged at either event
site.
Safety All competitors must carry a whistle and
dress appropriately for the weather conditions.
Orienteering USA keychain whistles may be purchased with registration
for $2.
Mixed Punching SportIdent electronic punching
will be used. SportIdent
Air (SIAC) cards or traditional SI cards may be used on all courses. If you do not own an SI card, select
“renting” when you register. This will
get you a traditional SI card for the weekend.
If you want to upgrade to a rental SI Air card (limited number
available, first come first serve), then also choose the upgrade to an SI Air
card when you get to the “additional selections” page. If you have your own SI card but want to
use an air card for the weekend, you may also rent an Air card for the
weekend. However, if you choose to rent
an Air card, we ask that you use it for ALL of the races that you are entering.
Child Sitting We will accommodate parents with split
start times if requested. Please let us
know as early as possible if you have children who will need tending during the
events, and we will try to help you work out an appropriate arrangement.
Lodging and Tourist Activities See the Lodging and
Local Activities page. We have
reserved blocks of rooms for Friday and Saturday nights in the Oxford
area. Due to the solar eclipse and Miami
university events, prices are somewhat above normal. If you want to stay for the eclipse
Sunday and or Monday nights, you should contact the hotels as soon as possible –
rooms will sell out for those nights and may be at premium prices.
Exclusive Eclipse Viewing Area For Flying Pig participants and volunteers (and their accompanying family members) only, we have arranged with an orienteer who owns a farm 10-15 miles northwest of Hueston Woods to have access for eclipse viewing on Monday. You will need to pre-register for a free vehicle pass and ticket(s) when registering for the Pig. The farm will have approximately 3:31 of totality, nearly 90% of the maximum possible on the centerline of the eclipse.
Schedule
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Last Day to register without late fee. |
11:59
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Last Day to receive registration and fees |
11:59 pm |
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Practice / Training areas |
All
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Practice / Training areas |
All
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Check-In open at Camp Friedlander |
Fri.
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1:00
pm – 4:00 pm |
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Middle Distance Starts at Friedlander |
Fri.
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2:00
pm – 4:00 pm |
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Dinner at |
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Guest Speaker: |
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Check-In open at Hueston Woods |
Sat.
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9:00
am – 11:00 am |
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Long Starts at Hueston Woods |
Sat.
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10:00
am – Noon |
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Dinner at |
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Awards from Friday |
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Check-In open at Hueston Woods |
Sun. |
8:00
am – 10:00 am |
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Middle Starts open at Hueston Woods |
Sun. |
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Awards |
Sun. |
1:30
pm or earlier |
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Eclipse Viewing at --- Farm |
Mon. |
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Registration
Register
online
Registrar Guy
Olsen (flyingpigregistrar@gmail.com)
Checks payable to OCIN
(See bottom of
page for mailing address)
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Competitive
entry fees FEES TO BE DETERMINED FEES ARE NOT YET FINAL |
Entry
per race (entering
1 or 2 races.) |
Entering
all races |
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Adult
age 21+ |
$55 |
$148 |
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Adult
age 21+ |
$51 |
$136 |
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Junior
age -20 |
$21 |
$57 |
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Junior
age -20 |
$19 |
$51 |
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Junior
age -20 with
TROL season pass |
$12 |
$30 |
Late fee
$10 per race late fee for
any adult competitive entry received on or after (date tba). ($25 for all 3
events). $5 per race late fee for any
junior competitive entry received on or after (date tba). ($10 for all 3
events). Reminder that anything sent by
mail MUST arrive on or before (date tba).
Recreational
Courses
Recreational Courses
will be offered at all events. $10 per
individual for each event. Recreational
participants may enter day-of-event. (Recreational
entrants are not eligible for awards or OUSA ranking points).
Sport-Ident
e-card rental
$2 per race. Must sign agreement to pay $45 for lost or
damaged card. All entrants must use a SportIdent card. All
cards except flat cards should work.
SIAC (Air) cards will be available for rental for an additional $2 per
race, with a cost of $80 for a lost or damaged card. If you are upgrading to an Air card, we ask
that you use it for ALL of the races that you are entering.
Preview
Maps
FREE download: Previously used maps are available for you to
download and print yourself for FREE: (PDF format – link coming soon)
PRINTS by mail:
Previously used maps of
Hueston Woods $15 for a set.
A previously used map of
Camp Friedlander $10.
Orders for preview and
training maps received by ***date*** will be mailed to you; late orders will be
in your packet when you arrive.
Training
Maps
FREE download only:
(to be determined)
Other permanent and Usynligo (phone app) maps in the Greater Cincinnati area
are available on the OCIN ParkQuest page. Most
of these map files have not been updated since they were first posted in very
early COVID days (March to May of 2020).
Shirts Flying Pig shirts will be available through
pre-registration. Shirts designed by
Dave Waller must be ordered by the ***date*** regular
registration deadline in order to guarantee size. $21 per shirt for youth and adult thru
XXL. $23 for 3XL and above. (Event volunteers get a $6 discount) See the shirt design (jpg link coming
soon).
Banquet Buffet Dinners Friday evening and Saturday evening? To be announced
Dinners
MUST be ordered by the ***date coming soon*** regular registration deadline.
Whistles
All competitors must
carry a whistle. Orienteering USA
keychain whistles with red LED light, $2 or flat red OCIN whistle, $1.
Refunds
Full refund on or before
Mar. 14, less the fees for any training maps, or other materials already
sent. No refunds after Mar. 14, unless
exception is granted by the Event Director.
As per OUSA guidelines, if you cancel because you develop symptoms of an
infectious disease, you may request a refund of entry fees.
Joel
Rauschenbach Memorial Junior Fund
The Joel Rauschenbach Memorial
Junior Fund provides grants to help develop youth orienteering in the Greater
Cincinnati area and to assist area youth in traveling to national and
international competitions. As you
register for these events, you will have the opportunity to make a voluntary
contribution to this fund if desired. OCIN Junior pages
Registrar Guy Olsen
(flyingpigregistrar@gmail.com)
Checks payable
to OCIN
Guy Olsen, Regsitrar
17 Gladding Rd
Caldwell, NJ
07006-5804
Any late mail must go to:
Mike Minium,
6797 Stillwell
Beckett Rd
Oxford, OH 45056-8870
Race Details (coming soon)
Locator maps
and Directions (coming
soon)
Register Online (coming soon)
updated
2023-11-15 0002