WRE Bulletin 1/2

Below is information regarding the WRE event, which is part of the sprint training camp:

Event info:
Location: Camosun College and Layritz Park
Date: Saturday Feb 11, 2012
Starts: between 9 am and 10 am
Event type: Regular Sprint, possibly with spectator loop.
Winning times: 12-15 minutes
Website with further info: http://sprint.whyjustrun.ca

Organisers:
Victoria Orienteering Club
Todd Nowack (Event Director)
Magnus Johansson (Course Planner)
Roger MacLeod (Controller)
Alex Kerr (IOF Event Adviser)

Classes:
Men Elite, Women Elite, Public (non-WRE) Participation recommendation for Elite (WRE): Experienced orienteers, age 17 to 45.

Map and embargo:
Map name: Camosun College and Layritz Park
Update October 2011 to ISSOM: Meghan Rance
Scale:1:5000.
Contours: 2m.
An older version of the map is available here:
Map

The embargoed area for the competition is shown here.

Transport:
Self-organized car pool from the various accommodation locations.

Terrain description:
Terrain includes a small campus area with buildings, walls, passage ways, park land and parking lots. Around the campus is a variety of open fields, forests with trails and a hill with intricate contour and rock features. Vegetation can be thick and very difficult to cross. All such areas are mapped with symbol 409.0 (Undergrowth, very difficult to run) or symbol 410.0 (Vegetation, very difficult to run) and may consist of thorny bushes.

Climate in February is typically around 5 to 10 degrees Celsius and a significant chance of rain.

Fallen logs and open rocky areas with moss are extremely slippery! Shoes with metal studs may be used, but there will be some running on pavement (~20%).

Registration information:
Registration online via Zone4. Entry deadline for WRE: Friday, Feb 3.

Training opportunities:
Arrive Vancouver early and GVOC will help provide sprint maps for training!