Meet Director/Course Setter:
Chris Svoboda
Schedule:
9:30 a.m. |
Registration |
10 a.m. |
Mass start |
11:30 a.m. |
Courses close |
(Maximum time on course: 1.5 hours)
Cost: (per individual or team)
Pre-registration |
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CAOC members |
$7 |
non-member |
$10 |
Day-of-Event |
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CAOC members |
$10 |
non-members |
$15 |
additional maps |
$3 |
rental compass |
$1 |
purchase e-Punch |
$35 |
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Pre-registration is now closed. Please register at the event. (Generally
pre-registration is available through the Thursday before an event.)
Details:
We'll be offering the a yellow course for beginners and a Madnaess
course for everyone else. We will have more details on the course
conditions as well get closer to the event, so check back. It might
be snowy, it might be muddy...
Harms Woods is the wildest and most northern of our three maps
along the North Branch, and is characterized by a large sloping
hillside along the west side of the River that is intercut by a
dozen or more reentrants, white and light-green woods and only a
scant trail system. It is a technically challenging area with many
point features such as depressions, rootstocks, and man-made objects.
Madnaess Details
The Madnaess 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 total results to determine overall 2014 champions.
For runners who are unable to get to all three of the races to count
for the total, this is not an issue as each race is a seperate competition
so if you can only make one then come out a try.
For beginners and kids we will have seperate novice courses so
bring them out.
The competition will go ahead through rain or snow (sleet, hail,
etc.—you get the picture).
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.
- A 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(Driving):
Take the Eden's Expwy (I-94) 7.5 miles north (west) of the Kennedy
(I-90) to Exit 35 (Old Orchard Rd). Turn left (west) and continue
forward into the parking area. Watch for the orange-and-white orienteering
signs.
Public Transit:Take the El to the Davis station
in Evanston. Transfer to #208-Golf bus (bus leaves Davis every half
hour starting at 8:43). Get off at the forest preserve and walk
to registration (1/4 mile or less).
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