Determinator 4 - Pacific Spirit P
January 15th 2005 10:00am
Organizer: Thomas Nipen (Event Director)
Map: Pacific Spirit Park
The first Determinator of this year will take place in Pacific Spirit Park
on Saturday January 15, 2005. The meeting area is at University Hill
Elementary School (5395 Chancellor Blvd, Vancouver).
Mass start at 10:00 am, but please be there by 9:30 am for registration and
instructions.
There are two courses:
A 2.8 km beginner's course; and
A 6.0 km determinator course
The format of the determinator course will be point to point for the first 3
controls. After that, there are about 10-12 controls that can be taken in
any order. They must however all be visited.
Registration:
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use Sporg's online services
.
If you are going to pay by cash or cheque, register on the GVOC website
instead. Prices are as follows:
GVOC Adult: $7
GVOC Junior (born 1985 or later): $5
Non-member Adult: $10
Non-member Junior: $7
Please register before Friday at 5:00 pm, so that I can print maps on time.
Hope to see you all this Saturday!
Event Report
14 orienteers braved the slippery terrain of Pacific Spirit Park. Lehel Fenyo was the first to finish in the time of 54:45, however, he unfortunatelly forgot to visit one control, so Dan Coombs was the winner in the time of 1:00:35. Closely following, was the first female runner, Louise Oram, in the time of 1:01:15.
The event was the first Vancouver event this year for Jim and Sue Waddington, who have just arrived to Vancouver. They are staying here for the next 4 months.