| Meet Director: Oivind
Naess
Course Setter: Oivind Naess
Schedule:
| 9:30 a.m. |
Registration |
| 10 a.m. |
Mass start |
| 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 |
Sorry, on-line registration is now closed. Please register
on-site.
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Details:
This area features some of the best terrain the Chicago area has to
offer with lots of hills, contour detail, trails and great runnability
with beautiful open woods.
This is the fifth 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 7-8 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 sex. Elite racers will have to cover all of them while younger
or older runners will do less. 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 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.
If there is a good amount of snow, make sure you bring your sleds
as they converted the old luge runs into a giant toboggan hill --
great for the whole family after the race.
The competition will go ahead through rain or snow.
Hot drinks and snacks will be served at the finish.
Hope to see you all out on the 9th.
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.
Directions:
Take LaGrange Road south from Stevenson Expressway (I-55). Go south
on LaGrange Road to Hwy 83. Turn right (west) on Hwy 83. Go west
on Hwy 83 to 104th Ave (Willow Springs Road). Turn left (south)
on Willow Springs road and take your first left, the entrance to
Teason's Woods parking lot.
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