| Meet Director: TBD
Course Setter: David Yang
Schedule:
| 9:30 a.m. |
Registration |
| 10 a.m. |
Mass start for Madnaess course |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Courses close, control pickup starts |
(Maximum time on course: 90 minutes)
Cost: (per individual or team)
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Event Day
Registration |
Online
Pre-Registration |
| CAOC members |
$10 |
$7 |
| non-member |
$15 |
$10 |
| additional maps |
$3 |
| rental compass |
$1 |
(We suggest a maximum of four people per group.)
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On-line registration is open through
midnight Thursday December 8th.
**After the meet, please join us at 12:00 at Ruby Tuesday for the
2011 Annual General Meeting.
Details:
This Winter Madnaess event will take place on one of our maps along
the Chicago River. There will be a White beginner's course, an Orange
intermediate course, plus the Madnaess course for more experienced
orienteerers.
This is the fourth year of the Winter Madnaess Series which features
four individual races over the winter months. The format is very
different from traditional orienteering as the race is a mass start.
The race is broken into three parts. The first is a set of common
controls where the runners go head to head. They then enter the
Madnaess box which features 7 or more controls. The intent of this
box is to equalize the race for all levels of skill and as such
each runner gets to skip a certain amount the controls based on
their age and gender. Many racers will have to visit all of them
while younger or older runners will do fewer. Coming out of the
box they then cover a number of common controls once again and,
if planned out properly, most of the runners should finish very
close to one another.
Racers will count their best three out of four results to determine
overall 2011-2012 champions. For runners who are unable to get to
at least three of the races to count for the total, this is not
an issue as each race is a separate competition so if you can only
make one then come out a try.
For beginners and kids we will have separate novice courses so
bring them out.
The competition will go ahead through rain or snow.
The Winter Madnaess Rules
- All events will have a mass start at 10:00 on the event day.
You may start without penalty up to 20 minutes after the official
start time. After that, your start time may be adjusted back to
20 minutes.
- The time limit is 90 minutes--all controls will be picked up
after this time.
- At each event, every participant must sign an event waiver
prior to the start, at registration time.
- Pre-marked maps are guaranteed to all who pre-register.
- Map cases may be purchased at pre-registration or on-site for
$1.
- To ensure competitiveness for all participants, each event will
use a handicap system called The Madnaess Box. Using their creativity,
course setters will attempt to choreograph that elusive mass finish.
The Madnaess Box
Each race will feature the infamous Madnaess Box, which consists
of a set of controls labeled with letters (A,B,C, etc) somewhere
on the course. Participants may attack the controls in the box in
any order. Additionally, participants may drop controls equal to
their handicap point total. Handicap points are awarded as follows:
| Category |
Handicap |
Female |
add 2 |
12 or younger |
4 |
65 or older |
4 |
14 or younger |
3 |
55 or older |
3 |
16 or younger |
2 |
45 or older |
2 |
19 or younger |
1 |
35 or older |
1 |
Examples:
- A 46-year-old female may drop 4 controls in the box.
- 19-year-old male may drop 1 control in the box.
- A 28-year-old male must visit all the controls in the box.
Public Transportation:
Take the Metra Milwaukee District North line out of Union Station to Morton Grove. Walk north
to registration (1/4 mile walk).
Driving Directions:
Take the Eden's Expwy (I-94) 6.1 miles north (west) of the Kennedy
(I-90) to Exit 37A (Dempster St. - west). Go west just over a mile
to the entrance to Linne Woods on the right (north) side of road.
Watch for the orange-and-white orienteering signs.
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