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July, 2009
Results from the Durand Eastman Park event are
now available on the results page.
June 25, 2009
The next Rochester Orienteering Club meet will be this Sunday, 6/28
at Durand Eastman Park, Magnolia Shelter. There will be a MASS START at 5:00.
Courses offered will be a Motala (see notes below) and a White course.
The meet will also feature the Club's picnic. The club is providing
hamburgers/hots/rolls/condiments, so everyone should bring a dish
to pass, chips, or dessert and place settings. Families are welcome,
so feel free to bring soccer and bocce balls, frisbees, etc. for after the meet.
Here are the course-setter's notes:
The orienteering event for the Picnic Event will be a Motala – which is essentially a one-person relay. The relay will consist of a series of 4 loops and up to 3 map exchanges. You will be assigned a loop at the beginning of the event, and after completing the loop, you will come back to the map exchange area and get a map for your next loop. You can choose to run any loop you have not already run. The loops range from 1.0 to 1.5 km in length and if you do all 4 loops, the total will be 4.90 km. Please note that it will be a MASS START at 5:00PM and map exchanges will be allowed until 45 minutes after the start.
There will also be a WHITE course available. You can start the white course any time between 5:05 and 5:45.
Directions to the meet:
From the West of Rochester, NY: Rte. 104 East to St. Paul Blvd; proceed North 4.5 miles to Lakeshore Blvd; turn right; Right onto Log Cabin Road.
From the East of Rochester, NY: Rte. 104 West to Culver Road; turn right and head North 2.4 miles to Lakeshore Blvd; turn left and proceed West to Log Cabin Road.
From the Southeast of Rochester, NY: Rte. 590 North to Durand Blvd; turn left and proceed West to Lakeshore Blvd; Left on Log Cabin Road.
See you there!
June 19, 2009
Results from the Mendon Ponds Park event are
now available on the results page. E-punching splits are forthcoming.
June 13, 2009
The next ROC Board meeting will be held at 7:15pm
on Tuesday, June 16th at Carol Moran’s house. As always,
all ROC members are welcome to attend. E-mail or
call Mike Lyons at 787-0088 for directions.
June 12, 2009
On Saturday we will be holding a Scout event with training and practice courses starting at Stewart Lodge.
This event is open to all youth groups (not just scouts)
The next in the club championship series will be held on Sunday starting at Cavalry lodge.
Starts are at the usual times between 12:00 and 2:00.
A full set of courses will be offered:
Red: 6.4K
Green: 5.5K
Brown: 3.7K
Orange: 3.7K
Yellow: 2.6K
White: 2.3K
June 2, 2009
Results from Abraham Lincoln Park are
now available on the results page.
May 26, 2009
Sunday, May 31st, we will have a meet at Abraham Lincoln Park, formerly known
as Irondequoit Bay Park East. We will start near the parking lot of the BayView
Y, in Webster, off Bay Rd, just north of Empire. NOTE: Much of the open field
behind the Y is a construction site; we are starting at or near the picnic shelter
to the south-west of the main YMCA building.
There will be five courses:
White, at 1.5 km, 7 controls, with 55 m climb;
Yellow, at 2.7 km, 11 controls, 220 m climb;
Orange, at 4.0 km, 14 controls, 335 m climb;
Brown, at 3.9 km, 8 controls, 340 m climb;
Green, at 4.6 km, 14 controls, 510 m climb.
Thanks to Dick Detwiler for many updates to the map.
Be prepared to encounter poison ivy. With care, on White you
should be able to avoid contact. On any other course, you really
should wear long pants, as it encroaches into many trails. The
mosquitoes haven't been too bad yet, but that might change.
May 10, 2009
Results from the Webster Park event are
now available on the results page.
May 8, 2009
The next event of the Rochester Orienteering Club is this Saturday, May 9, at Webster Park.
The meet starts at Parkview Lodge, which is near the corner of Holt Road and Lake Road. Park
in the lot at the southwest corner of the Holt/Lake intersection. You can start any time between noon and 2:00 pm.
Six courses are offered:
White: 8 controls, 2.1 km
Yellow: 11, 3.6 km
Orange: 14, 4.8 km
Brown: 9, 3.4 km
Green: 14, 5.5 km
Red: 22, 7.2 km
This is the second of five events in the new "Club Series", which will crown
club champions based on category winners in these designated events.
Anyone can still enter any course, but to be eligible for the club series,
a person (and the series only applies to individuals, not groups) needs to
enter a course appropriate for his or her age.
Electronic punching (e-punching) will be used for all courses.
If you own an e-punch stick, please bring it. If not, the club has
ones that you can use. Remember to clear and check before the start
(the start person can explain what to do), to punch at the "start"
box when starting the course, to punch at the "finish" box when finishing,
and to take the e-punch stick inside to download your results and to return
the stick if it is borrowed from the club.
The map of Webster Park has been updated to include two newly-mapped areas
(both relatively small). The trail that leads to Whiting Road, and the fairly
narrow parkland that goes with it, is now part of the map. Also, recently the
town of Webster has acquired, for public access, some formerly private land to
the southwest of the park land (The "Midnight property", after the person who
used to own the land, and who still owns land south of this parcel.)
Participants on Orange, Green, and Red will have one or more controls
in the Midnight property, and people on Green and Red will have a control
in the land leading to Whiting Road.
One note about the Midnight property: Since the Midnight property is not part
of Webster Park, the park boundary is still shown, and the boundary of the
Midnight property which adjoins the park boundary is also shown. Be assured
that if you have controls shown in the Midnight property, it is OK to cross
the park boundary line, into the Midnight property, also with boundary lines
marking the end of public land. There are no "No trespassing" signs that you
need to pass (which would make for an uneasy feeling). There are, however,
prominent No Trespassing signs at the southern (far) edge of the public land.
Control description sheets are printed on the front of all maps. White, Yellow,
and Orange will have IOF symbols and text descriptions. Brown, Green, and Red
will have only IOF symbols. There will also be "loose" control description
sheets available, for those who like to have one on your wrist, for example,
or have one in advance of getting the map to ask about any IOF symbols you might be unclear on.
Because of the additional mapped area, it was not easily possible to fit
the legend on the map. Orienteering legends are quite standard, so if you're
familiar with the mapping symbols used in orienteering, you most likely have
no need for a legend. For those who do need a legend, ones will be available
on small sheets that you can take along in the map case.
As of today, the park is not exceptionally muddy, but as is typical for Webster
park in the spring, there is certainly SOME mud that might be encountered depending
on the course you're on, and your route choices.
Any questions about the courses, please e-mail me and I'll do my best to help out
(without giving away any specific information about the courses, obviously!).
Dick Detwiler, course setter
May 6, 2009
Results from the Saturday event at Letchworth are
now available on the results page.
April 29, 2009
Orienteer this Saturday in Letchworth State Park!
Starts from 12pm ( there will be a Park entrance fee).
For the serious orienteer, this will be the first club championship event in a series of five races!
Age will determine your course BUT you can come and do any course you desire .
Courses:
White-2.2 km
Yellow-2.8 km
Orange-3.8km
Brown-4.0 km
Green-5.1km
Red-7.5km
It is a jounrney of 55 miles to Trailside in Letchworth, but please consider
the pleasure you will have orienteering in Letchworth State Park.
April 9, 2009
Results from the 2009 Icebreaker event at Cobbs Hill park are
now available on the results page.
April 3, 2009
2009 ROC Annual Icebreaker will take place on Sunday, April 5th at
Cobbs Hill. Park-start at Tay House on hillside Ave.
COURSES
White 1.9 k 35m climb 11 controls
Yellow 2.8k 45m climb 14 controls
Orange l 3.8k 75m climb 12 controls
Orange 2 1.9k 30m climb 6 controls
(an optional additional challenge to Orange 1)
We are going to try out a Self Registration for members:
1. Bring exact change--$3 for map (free for volunteers)
2. Fill out Registration Form (you can do it at home and be ahead of the game)
3. Sign-up sheet will be numbered and this will be your tracking number
you will put it on your waiver and on your punch card.
4. You are ready to GO. Maps will be handed out at the start!
Cobbs Hill is a Rochester City park. You will enjoy the orienteering. It will not be
too difficult, but it will be interesting and it has great views and a little bit of woods
and a little bit of open, just right for our first "leg stretcher"!
March 8, 2009
ROC 2009 Schedule is now available!
February 9, 2009
Results from the Webster Ski-O event are
now available on the results page.
February 6, 2009
The next ROC ski-o will be held at Webster Park this upcoming Sunday
February 8th at Webster Park. Starts will be from 12:00-1:00 from the
Parkview lodge at the corner of Lake Rd and Holt road.
As of Tuesday night there was good coverage in the park, though it was very
icy on high use trails with a crust in other areas. Though with 6 + inches
of new snow on Wednesday night, that has probably changed... Unfortunately
the weather is supposed to be very variable Saturday with highs in the
40's/possible rain and then sliding below freezing overnight Saturday night.
What does this mean you ask...well simple, I have no idea what the
conditions are looking to be like on Sunday. All I can say
is there should be enough snow, and that odds are it's going to be pretty fast conditions.
There is no grooming in the park, so classic will probably be best.
Double poling is possible but there will be significant distance
advantages to going off trail in some areas. The map used is the
regular O map with no modifications for ski-o, trails are well
represented, but please be cautious of hills as they are not
marked for skiing direction!
5 courses: Distance are trail distances, best skiable distance not going off trail:
White - 2.4 km
Yellow - 3.4km
Green - 6.0 km
Red - 7.5 km
Blue - 8.5km
Eric Barbehenn
Course Setter
January 19, 2009
Results from the Mendon Ponds Ski-O event are
now available on the results page.
January 15, 2009
The ski-O is on for Sunday at Mendon Ponds - many trails were icy (but skiable)
last Friday, but the weekend's snow should have taken care of that - and it's unlikely
anything is going to melt between now and then!
Registration and starts are noon-1:30pm at Hopkins Point Lodge. (Note that the Hopkins
Point Road park entrance is not open in the winter.) The Mendon Winterfest is also going
on from 11am-4pm, so there will be lots of other activities - come make a day of it!
There will be five courses: (straight-line/shortest skiable distance)
white - 2/2.5km - 6 controls - recreational
yellow - 3.1/4.5km - 8 controls - recreational
green - 5/8km - 7 controls - ESG FS, FM, FG, MG
red - 6.6/10.5km - 8 controls - ESG FO, MS, MM
blue - 8.2/12.5km - 10 controls - ESG MO
There will be a mix of groomed, wide tracked, and narrow trails.
Directions: http://www.monroecounty.gov/parks-mendonponds.php
January 4, 2009
Results from the Letchworth Ski-O event are
now available on the results page.
January 2, 2009
The Ski O is on for this Saturday at Letchworth. Starts are from 12-1:30. The Castile entrance
is only one open this winter. Trailside is closed for the winter so we will be starting at
Inspiration Point just south of the Trailside turnoff. Heated bathrooms are available,
but there are no other indoor facilities so prepare for being outside. Letchworth got
about 6 inches of snow and the skiing is fair to good with some brush and leaves on the trails.
A couple of trails have some downed trees and branches from recent wind storms.
Most of the trails have been tracked by other skiers with a few short sections where snowmobiles have gone.
Caution is needed on some of the downhills due to limited snow cover. There is, however,
enough snow to allow some off trail routes. Sorry, but nothing is groomed for skating.
The courses offered are;
BLUE 11.65K ESG MEN'S OPEN (2 Map exchanges required)
RED 7.15K ESG WOMEN'S OPEN, MEN'S MASTERS, SCHOLASTIC BOYS (1 map ex.)
GREEN 5.85K ESG WOMEN'S MASTER, GIRL'S SCHOLASTIC, M & F GRAND MASTERS
YELLOW 4.95K RECREATION
WHITE 3.60K BEGINNER
Since we will be outside you may want to fill out the attached registration form ahead of time and bring it
with you so that your are ready to go.
See you all on Saturday.
Rick Worner
Linda Kohn
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