Sprint Camp 2025 Regional
February 14th 2025 6:00pm - February 16th 2025 2:00pm
Organizers: Ben Smith (Event Director), Robyn Rennie (Organizer), Ingrid Weisenbach (Permit)
Recent updates
- Jan 10: Registration is now open! See more details about the event structure and locations below.
- Dec 15: Courses are planned, banquet is booked, permits have been applied for. Registration will open early in January.
Event information
GVOC are hugely excited to welcome everyone back for another Sprint Camp in February 2025!
Sprint Camp is a full weekend of sprint races and trainings that we've been hosting since 2006. This year it will consist of:
- 5 SI races
- A relay race
- 3 training sessions
- A Saturday night banquet with presentation by Canadian elite Emma Waddington
This year it will mostly be based in North Vancouver. There will be some excellent urban orienteering venues, but also a little more forest than you've seen for the last few years. Note that a lot of the maps are hilly - if you want to do some race-specific training, start doing more hill reps!
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.
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!
Registration
Click here to register! Registration deadline is Feb 8. 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 $120. Half price for juniors. Half price if you're only attending one day.
Banquet tickets are $30. Vegetarians and vegans will be well catered for. Please message Ben to let us know if you have any restrictions we should know about. Thanks!
GVOC is subsidising entry for Team Canada Program athletes - you will receive the discount code soon.
Schedule
Detailed information will be emailed to competitors in the week leading up to the event. Here is an overview for people who need to make plans in advance.
- Friday
- Night training session. Bring a headlamp - it will be dark in the park!
- This will most likely be at Kensington Park in Burnaby, though we're still waiting for contracts to be finalised.
- First start will be ~6:15pm. Everybody out of the room by 8:45pm.
- You can pick up your map bag and SI stick (if renting) on either Friday night or Saturday morning before the first race.
- The R5 RapidBus provides regular and fast connections from downtown Vancouver.
- There are many dining options on East Hastings St or at The Amazing Brentwood mall (both 5 minutes drive).
- Saturday
- 2 SI races, 1 relay, 2 training sessions.
- Generally in North Vancouver.
- Banquet and presentation at Delbrook Community Centre in the evening. Room booked from 5-9pm, with food served ~6:00pm.
- The complex is on the map being used for the final race! It contains a swimming pool and hot tub etc if you wish to relax and clean up before dinner.
- Sunday
- 3 SI races, generally in North Vancouver
- Expect to finish at approx 2:30pm.