Lundbom 2 Day Why Just Run

Organizers: Bruce Rennie (Event Director), Stan Woods (Controller), Joanne Woods (Membership), Bruce Rennie (Permit), Chris Benn (Assistant), Bruce Rennie (Course Planner), Caoimhe Murray (Assistant), Robyn Rennie (Assistant), Laurent Mingo (Assistant), Erica Lay (Assistant)

*****RESULTS ARE POSTED HERE ON THESE LINKS*****

Lundbom - Day 1

Lundbom - Day 2

**UPDATE Aug 22- THE EVENT IS ON!!**

Permission has been received for the event and the area has not been impacted by the recent wildfires in the Interior.

Please consider experiencing this great area for orienteering!!

Maps:

Expect a mix of grassland and open forest with lots of intricate

contour features, many small paths & roads, smaller cliffs and boulders. The terrain is very runnable but there might be some small sections with deadfall or denser vegetation.

The map has been improved from last year.

The forecast is for warm weather with a forecast of 30C on Sat and 33C on Sun so people might want to carry a water bottle. There will be no water on the courses.

The nights will be cool with a forecast of 9C on Fri night and 10C on Sat night.

Schedule:

Saturday (August 26th):

• Course Planner & Controller: Bruce Rennie & Stan Woods
• Registration: On-line by Friday, Aug 25th at midday.
• Start: at the South-east parking at the main Lundbom campsite (follow signs).
• Parking: at the small lot south-east of the main Lundbom campground (follow signs). Consider walking or bicycling from your campsite.

• Start times are from 11am to 1pm, with courses closing at 3pm sharp.
  You must report back to the finish line even if you don't finish your course (so we don't send out a search party to look for you).
• Finish is approximately 130 m north-east of the start.
• Courses:
  • Novice (2.0km, 25m climb, 8 controls)
  • Intermediate (2.9km, 70m, 10 controls)
  • Short Advanced (3.0km, 110m, 12 controls)
  • Expert (4.1km, 160m, 12 controls)
  • Elite (6.4km, 225m, 15 controls)

Sunday (August 27th):

• Course Planner & Controller: Bruce Rennie & Stan Woods
• Registration: On-line by Thursday, August 24 at midnight.
• Start: North-west side of Lundbom Lake, 1/2 way along.
• Parking: at the road heading north from the middle of the north side of Lundbom Lake (follow signs). Consider walking or bicycling from your campsite.
• Start times are from 9am to 10:30am, with courses closing at 12:30pm sharp.
  You must report back to the finish line even if you don't finish your course (so we don't send out a search party to look for you).
• Finish is approximately 540 m east of the start.
• Courses:
  • Novice (2.5km, 75m climb, 10 controls)
  • Intermediate (3.9km, 85m, 8 controls)
  • Short Advanced (5.2km, 125m, 13 controls)
  • Expert (6.6km, 230m, 16 controls)
  • Elite (8.8km, 290m, 16 controls)

Registration

Registration Deadline is now midday, Friday August 25th

See who's coming here

Timing/Control Markers:

SI timing at both events. Controls numbers on each SI unit.
Control locations will be marked with full sized orienteering flags, most on 3' aluminium stands.

Parking:

We encourage you to park at your individual campsite, rather than at the limited parking at the start of each day's event. Please do not block the road or any other recreation site users!

Accommodation:

• Individual Camping

Recreation Sites and Trails BC does not provide camping reservations. There are lots of individual campsites around Lundbom Lake with picnic tables. Some will camp at the north-east end of Lundbom Lake in the 60's campsites accessed through the main campground on the south side of the lake. Some will camp at the walk-in area on the western end of Marquart Lake, before Lundbom Lake. All sites are first come first serve. Camping fees are directly paid to the site host (CASH only, $15 per party per night). At an elevation of over 1000m above sea level, nights can get chilly. Please bring lots of water for drinking and washing, sunscreen, some camping chairs and remember warm sleeping bags!

• Hotel/Motel/Luxurious Camping

There are hotels, motels and higher standard campgrounds available in Merritt (20-30 min driving).

Socializing

We will not have a banquet as part of the event. Feel free to BYO and some snacks to socialize on Saturday and possibly Friday evening.

Washrooms

There are outhouses available near the start / finish.

Potable Water

There is no potable water available at Lundbom Lake. Since Covid, we do not provide any water on the course or at the registration area.The closest potable water source is located in Merritt.

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