Sprint Camp 2026 Regional
March 13th 2026 6:00pm - March 15th 2026 4:00pm
Organizers: Jeremy Gordon (Event Director), Alton Ho (Course Planner), Joanne Woods (Course Planner), Robyn Astridge (Course Planner), Ben Smith (Course Planner), Jonathan Harris (Assistant), Robyn Rennie (Assistant), John Rance (Controller)
Map: Lougheed North
Sprint Camp returns for its 20th edition! Sprint Camp is a full weekend of sprint races and trainings that we've been hosting since 2006. This year it will consist of:
- Sprint World Ranking Event
- Knockout Sprint World Ranking Event
- A relay race
- 2 training sessions
- A Saturday night banquet with a presentation and some games
We are excited to bring several new areas to life, with some of our best urban terrain in recent years of Sprint Camp.
For Embargo Areas: Visit https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=13mwHYW...
What course should I enter?
We offer two entry classes - "Elite" and "Expert".
- Runners in the elite category will be competing for a prize purse of $1150 (top 5 men and top 5 women get payouts). Most courses will be 3-3.5km long, with expected winning times of 12-15 minutes.
- Runners in the expert category will be competing for glory (and some delicious goods). These courses are the same navigational difficulty as the elite courses, but a bit shorter.
- Runners in the expert category will also have the option to opt in or out of the Knockout Sprint. Those who opt in are required to provide their IOF ID. Those who opt out will still be able to race on the same courses, but with an individual format
- We will make sure everyone will get to run consolation rounds for the KO Sprint
The weekend runs to a tight schedule - please only enter the elite category if you are usually capable of completing a sprint orienteering course in under 20 minutes.
Unfortunately Sprint Camp is not suitable for complete newcomers to orienteering. However, if you're able to get around the Wednesday Evening Training courses without too much drama, you should be fine with the expert courses! We do plan on having a WJR event at UBC on Sunday alongside the Sprint Camp festivities, which will be beginner friendly. More details to come in the coming weeks.
Registration
Click here to register! Early registration deadline is Feb 28. See who's coming
Most people register for the full weekend, but we do accommodate single-day registrations for just the Saturday or Sunday.
Cost for the full weekend of races is $140 until 28 February 2026. Half price for juniors. Half price if you're only attending one day. Costs for late registration will go up to $170, with the final deadline being 7 March 2026
Bulletin
Bulletin 1.1 is published! Please read the bulletin for more details https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KKdyNnL7BHDG7Eggw...