If you see any mis-spelled names, any club membership incorrect, etc, please let us know (mikeminium@aol.com)
If there was ever a testament to the unreliability and unpredictability of the weather, Saturday, January 29th, 2005 was it. All week I had been watching the weather forecast, and it looked really good all week. Several days earlier, Saturday was forecast to be about 40 degrees with precipitation starting around dark.
Thursday, the temperature predicted dropped to 38, and then to 34, then 32. On Thursday at the copy shop, I looked at Mike and said, "Let's not bag the maps. The rain's supposed to hold off until Saturday afternoon. I'm sure we'll be okay." Big mistake.
All day Friday, the afternoon rain prediction crept earlier and earlier until, Friday at 11pm the prediction was mixed snow and freezing rain starting mid-morning Saturday transitioning to pure snow through the day. It turned out even that was wrong. The rain actually started before dawn.
Saturday morning, about 8 am, I walked out to my car and found it and the whole driveway covered in a thin layer of ice. The street was icy and untreated. As I finished loading stuff, and scraping the ice off the windows, I thought that we should cancel the event. I called Mike Minium, who said he was literally 2 seconds from being out-the-door, and he said it was too late. People were certainly in their cars enroute to the park.
As I was setting out the SI boxes, I was slipping across paved roads and down now icy packed-snow trails. When I got back to the start area, it was a little better. All the sidewalks and main park roads were salted and easily passable.
The most surprising thing was that there was a group of people waiting to start, which was a good sign, and that pretty much set the tone for the day.
The format was three courses, all sprints. Run one, two, or all three for one entry fee. Pre-printed maps. All courses with SportIdent. A place to warm up with restrooms. I was expecting people to rest more between courses, but many people would just finish, download, and ask for the next map.
This was my second event running the e-punch equipment, and I have to say that I'm very impressed. There is a steep learning curve, but once you figure it out, it really saves a lot of work in the start and finish area. I'm not ready for an A-Meet yet, but club events are pretty simple. We didn't even have a back-up timer because everything was working so well.
It appears from the waiver forms that we had 60 people, although several people went out as teams. We had one Jr ROTC group of about 25 people coming, and I was sure they would cancel because of the roads, but they didn't. Their Captain said the kids "Wouldn't miss it", and they had 20 individuals compete.
I got a few comments on the courses, mostly positive. Of all the time I spent on this event, I spent most of the time in front of the computer reading about sprints, looking at sprint course maps, and actually designing the courses in Condes.
I called the courses Easy, Medium, and Hard for several reasons which I have partly explained in the course notes. Distances were 1.8 km, 2.5 km, and 2.7 km, which ends up being about 7 km if you did all three. I think most people who did them all were surprised how much of a workout it was.
The maps were an odd size because I was able to print all three courses on one sheet of 11x17 paper. I used 1:5000 because most orienteers are familiar with it. I wanted to use 1:4000, but the map sizes were too big. I would not have been able to print clue sheets on the map, and I really wanted to do that. Sorry about not having the maps in bags, or having enough bags at the event.
Since only the two longer sprints were rankable, it was a strategic decision to run those two first and then run the easy course.
There were very few DNFs due to someone being on a course too difficult navigationally for them. It appears that all of the DNFs were due to time commitments or other factors.
This paragraph from the course notes got a few laughs (slightly edited):
Special Thanks: To Mike Minium for help with the maps, and for drying out the gear, and especially for taking down the majority of the course. To: Bob Frey for helping with set-up. To: Everyone who helped with registration. And to Valerie Meyer and Stephan Kraemer for help with the SportIdent software.
It appears that everyone had a good time in spite of the nasty conditions. One request: Please let me know what you thought of the courses. This was my first time designing sprints. I worked really hard to design them, and was really worried that they would be lame. In the end, I designed courses that I thought were navigationally interesting and that I would want to run. So, again, please let me know what you thought, positive or negative. I really want to know. E-mail me at: cedarcreek@gmail.com
To everyone who attended: Thanks so much for coming. I had a great time. I hope you had a great time and enjoyed the format. I'm so glad we didn't cancel it. Now all I have to do is convince someone else to put on one of these so I can get some sprint points.
Matthew Robbins, Cincinnati, Ohio
Link to Course Notes
Link to Split Times
Link to 2005 U S Orienteering Sprint Series standings (the Hard and Medium courses at Sharon Woods were both worth up to 30 points in the standings)
Links to course maps:
Easy Course, 1.8 km, 35 m. climb, 9 controls
1 14454 Noller Steve
Unk - 10:18
2 15181 Svobodny Gabe
MVOC - 10:26 1st Junior
3 14455 Boehm Richard
ROKS - 11:20
4 17013 Minium Mike
OCIN - 11:31
5 14453 Lawall Brennan
ROKS - 11:44
6 14459 Shimizu Chiori
COO - 11:55 1st Female
7 17007 Bond Matt
MVOC - 12:31
8 13822 Meehan Pat
OCIN - 13:15
9 15177 Miller Charley
OCIN - 13:33
10 14445 Henson Todd
OCIN - 14:12
11 14446 Donnelly Bill
OCIN - 15:01
12 13830 Arnett Dick
OCIN - 17:26
13 13825 Frey Bob
OCIN - 18:00
14 15172 Vaughan Petr
OCIN - 18:04
15 14450 Burge Tracy
Unk - 18:28
16 15179 Williams David
OCIN - 19:37
17 14451 Wilkins Zac
ROKS - 20:04
18 15180 Williams Katie & Mathilde
OCIN - 22:34
19 15176 Baker Debbie
Unk - 27:59
20 15175 Vaughan Morgan & Jameson
OCIN - 30:35
21 15193 Schweinfest Beckey
HHS - 33:08
22 14449 Tm: A Rourke and A Dixon
OCIN - 34:01
23 14443 Ruwe Laura
Unk - 38:57
24 15174 Vaughan Parker
OCIN - 54:02
25 14447 Team: Ben & Sharon Bond
MVOC - 1:03:46
Medium Course, 2.5 km, 50 m. climb, 9 controls
1 24454 Noller Steve
Unk - 16:43
2 27013 Minium Mike
OCIN - 17:52
3 24453 Lawall Brennan
ROKS - 17:55 1st
Junior
4 25183 Svobodny Tom
MVOC - 17:59
5 25178 Fugate Kenny
HHS - 18:13
6 25181 Svobodny Gabe
MVOC - 18:58
7 23822 Meehan Pat
OCIN - 19:16
8 24459 Shimizu Chiori
COO - 19:20
1st Female
9 23827 Swift Bill
OCIN - 19:48
10 27007 Bond Matt
MVOC - 20:12
11 25177 Miller Charley
OCIN - 20:57
12 24450 Burge Tracy
Unk - 21:03
13 23826 Vaughan Steve
OCIN - 21:31
14 24457 Team: Steve & Greg Sten
Unk - 21:54
15 24445 Henson Todd
OCIN - 24:09
16 23830 Arnett Dick
OCIN - 25:11
17 25200 DeSantis Mike
Unk - 25:30
18 24451 Wilkins Zac
ROKS - 26:48
19 23825 Frey Bob
OCIN - 26:55
20 25179 Williams David
OCIN - 33:23
21 24455 Boehm Richard
ROKS - 33:28
(lost SI card between 5 and 6, lost 14 - 15 minutes finding it)
22 24446 Donnelly Bill
OCIN - 34:57
23 25189 Team: Gray & Sales
HHS - 39:19
24 25188 Roark Mat
HHS - 41:38
25 25186 Team: Stitt & Farmer
HHS - 49:15
26 25199 Grathwohl Ed
HHS - 51:05
27 24443 Ruwe Laura
Unk - 54:01
28 25194 Courtois Chris
HHS - 57:45
29 25196 Chinn Shayna
HHS - 1:00:47
30 25192 Tm: Bennett-Whitinge-Dodge
HHS - 1:02:42
31 25176 Baker Debbie
Unk - 1:03:24
32 25195 Team: Walser-Duncan-West
HHS - 1:04:22
33 25185 Gambrel Justin
HHS - 1:04:35
34 24448 Rytel Jenni
Unk - 1:11:37
35 24444 Herron Tonya
Unk - 1:11:42
24452 Team: C Scarff/A Noel
Unk -
mp
Hard Course, 2.7 km, 65 m. climb, 12 controls
1 37013 Minium Mike
OCIN - 21:11
2 34454 Noller Steve
Unk - 21:39
3 34455 Boehm Richard
ROKS - 22:04 1st Junior
4 37007 Bond Matt
MVOC - 23:20
5 34445 Henson Todd
OCIN - 23:25
6 33827 Swift Bill
OCIN - 23:41
7 33822 Meehan Pat
OCIN - 24:24
8 33826 Vaughan Steve
OCIN - 24:33
9 35183 Svobodny Tom
MVOC - 24:52
10 35200 DeSantis Mike
Unk - 28:12
11 35181 Svobodny Gabe
MVOC - 28:28
12 34459 Shimizu Chiori
COO - 29:29 1st Female
13 34457 Team: Steve & Greg Sten
Unk - 34:22
14 35191 Fugate Kenny
HHS - 34:27
15 34462 Ruwe Mimi
Unk - 34:58
16 34450 Burge Tracy
Unk - 35:24
17 33830 Arnett Dick
OCIN - 36:15
18 34460 Isburgh Bob
Unk - 37:23
19 33825 Frey Bob
OCIN - 38:48
20 34452 Team: C Scarff/A Noel
Unk - 39:03
21 34453 Lawall Brennan
ROKS - 41:50
22 35177 Miller Charley
OCIN - 44:37
23 35193 Schweinfest Beckey
HHS - 46:54
24 34446 Donnelly Bill
OCIN - 47:07
25 35189 Team: Gray & Sales
HHS - 54:45
26 35184 Kinsey Justin
HHS - 1:01:23
27 34449 Team: A Rourke & A Dixon
OCIN - 1:07:33
35182 Mulle Doug
HHS - mp
35187 Apodaca Kory
HHS - mp
COO = Central Ohio Orienteers,
Columbus
HHS = Hamilton High School
MVOC = Miami Valley Orienteering
Club, Dayton
OCIN = Orienteering Cincinnati
ROKS = Badin H S (Rams Orienteering
Klub)
Unk = unknown or not an O'
club member
Points Earned
for the 2005
U S Orienteering Sprint Series:
The Medium
and Hard course were both 30 point races in the US Sprint Series.
Men (Hard Course)
Points
Place Name (Last First) Club
Time
30
1 Minium Mike
OCIN 21:11
29
2 Noller Steve
Unk 21:39
28
3 Boehm Richard
ROKS 22:04
27
4 Bond Matt
MVOC 23:20
26
5 Henson Todd
OCIN 23:25
25
6 Swift Bill
OCIN 23:41
24
7 Meehan Pat
OCIN 24:24
23
8 Vaughan Steve
OCIN 24:33
22
9 Svobodny Tom
MVOC 24:52
21
10 DeSantis Mike
Unk 28:12
20
11 Svobodny Gabe
MVOC 28:28
19
12 Fugate Kenny
HHS 34:27
18
13 Arnett Dick
OCIN 36:15
17
14 Isburgh Bob
Unk 37:23
16
15 Frey Bob
OCIN 38:48
15
16 Lawall Brennan
ROKS 41:50
14
17 Miller Charley
OCIN 44:37
13
18 Donnelly Bill
OCIN 47:07
12
19 Kinsey Justin
HHS 1:01:23
Women (Hard Course)
Points
Place Name (Last First) Club
Time
30
1 Shimizu Chiori
COO 29:29
29
2 Ruwe Mimi
Unk 34:58
28
3 Burge Tracy
Unk 35:24
27
4 Schweinfest Beckey HHS
46:54
Men (Medium Course)
Points
Place Name (Last First) Club
Time
30
1 Noller Steve
Unk 16:43
29
2 Minium Mike
OCIN 17:52
28
3 Lawall Brennan
ROKS 17:55
27
4 Svobodny Tom
MVOC 17:59
26
5 Fugate Kenny
HHS 18:13
25
6 Svobodny Gabe
MVOC 18:58
24
7 Meehan Pat
OCIN 19:16
23
8 Swift Bill
OCIN 19:48
22
9 Bond Matt
MVOC 20:12
21
10 Miller Charley
OCIN 20:57
20
11 Vaughan Steve
OCIN 21:31
19
12 Henson Todd
OCIN 24:09
18
13 Arnett Dick
OCIN 25:11
17
14 DeSantis Mike
Unk 25:30
16
15 Wilkins Zac
ROKS 26:48
15
16 Frey Bob
OCIN 26:55
14
17 Williams David
OCIN 33:23
13
18 Boehm Richard
ROKS 33:28
12
19 Donnelly Bill
OCIN 34:57
11
20 Roark Mat
HHS 41:38
10
21 Grathwohl Ed
HHS 51:05
9
22 Courtois Chris
HHS 57:45
8
23 Gambrell Justin HHS
1:04:35
Women (Medium Course)
Points
Place Name (Last First) Club
Time
30
1 Shimizu Chiori
COO 19:20
29
2 Burge Tracy
Unk 21:03
28
3 Ruwe Laura
Unk 54:01
27
4 Chinn Shayna
HHS 1:00:47
26
5 Baker Debbie
Unk 1:03:24
25
6 Rytel Jenni
Unk 1:11:37
24
7 Herron Tonya
Unk 1:11:42
link to Split Times
results of previous event (Miami University, January 22, 2005)
results of next event (Rentschler Forest, March 19, 2005)
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