Ioco WJR 2-Day Why Just Run
May 30th 2026 10:00am - May 31st 2026 2:00pm
Organizers: Stan Woods (Event Director), Daniel Coombs (Course Planner), Joanne Woods (Membership), Adam Woods (Assistant), Reuben Ford (Assistant), Felix Lawrence (Assistant), Scott Muma (Assistant)
Come and enjoy two days of orienteering in the Ioco area. Entry fees are $15 to attend a single day or $25 if you register for both days. Much of the map is runnable open forested terrain, with rich contour, stream, marsh and rock features. A very enjoyable area to orienteer, a map not to be missed. The courses on Saturday May 30th will be generally shorter in distance (and time) and because they cover parts of the map with more trails and roads will be slightly less challenging from a forest orienteering perspective. Doing the Saturday event will be good practice in reading and interpreting the Ioco map and forest terrain and improve your performance on Sunday.
The courses on Sunday May 31st will be generally longer in distance (and time) than Saturday and will cover parts of the map with fewer trails and roads and hence will be more challenging from a forest orienteering perspective. To help you stay in contact with the map both the Saturday and Sunday courses will have generally more controls than you would typically see on comparable length forest courses.
Saturday May 30th schedule:
9:00 – Earliest time to enter access gate to parking lot.
9:20 – Registration opens to confirm SI number and course.
10:00 - First starts. People with less forest orienteering experience should start early.
11:00 - Final start.
13:00 - Course closes for Everyone.
Sunday May 31st schedule:
9:00 – Earliest time to enter access gate to parking lot.
9:20 – Registration opens to confirm SI number and course.
10:00 - First start. People with less forest orienteering experience should start early.
11:00 - Final start.
14:00 - Course closes for Everyone.
Why Just Run
What should I bring? Wear something comfortable that you don't mind getting a little dirty! If it's wet outside, you might want to consider a change of shoes and socks! A compass is optional (we have extra ones for borrowing). For added safety, a whistle is mandatory for all GVOC events. Read more in the WJR Introduction to Orienteering.
How much does it cost? Regular "Why Just Run:" events cost adult: $15 / under 20: $10/ family discount (adult(s) with children) 40% (we now accept credit and debit cards on site). Some special events may cost a little more, and this will be made clear in the event detail above. Annual club membership is also required.
Club membership: See details on the club home page. Please complete before your first event!
Refunds: If a participant is unable to attend an event for any reason the event organizer may refund the event fees (at their discretion) but the processing fees will not be refunded. If an event is changed or cancelled by GVOC and participants request a refund, the processing fees will be refunded.