Mark your calendars. Back by popular demand will be night
orienteering at Reid Park. This is a beginner friendly site for night
orienteering and a lot of fun for orienteers of all levels.
You will be
seeking out our snazzy reflective night-O control markers which glow in the beam
of your headlamp (or flashlight). Participants will have 45 minutes to
find the controls (bring a watch). There will be two stages. Here's
how it works. At the mass start you will head out with
your map showing a select number of controls. Anytime after 15
minutes into the 45 minute event you may return to the start to copy the
remainder of the control locations from a master map onto your map.
For those who have not orienteered before or would like a refresher
course we will have a beginner's clinic preceding the event. Plan to hang
around and socialize after the event. Consider bringing refreshments
and snacks (no alcohol or glass containers please). Please note that kids
are free, others are $3 each, but you may run/walk as a team if you wish.
You may choose to run competitively (results posted for your effort) or
recreationally (your results not posted). We also encourage all members to bring a non-orienteering friend for free as an introduction to the sport.
We thank Mark Everett for updating the map since our last event here,
reflecting recent changes made to the park. See you all there.
Schedule:
7:15 pm
Beginner's clinic
7:30 - 7:55
Registration
8:00 Mass
start
8:45 Course
closes
10:30
Park
closes
Directions: From 22nd Street go north on Country Club 1/3 mile to the second or northern entrance and look for us at Ramada #17. From Broadway go south on Country Club 2/3 mile. Don't look for "O" signs to lead you there as there will be none. If you end up at the zoo, you made a wrong turn.
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