Meet Director: Stanimir P
Course Setter: Stanimir P
Schedule:
| 9:30 a.m. |
Registration / Beginners' Clinic |
| 10 a.m. |
Mass Start |
| 12 p.m. |
Courses close |
(Maximum time on course: 2 hours)
(We suggest a maximum of four people per group.)
Cost: (per individual or team)
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Event Day
Registration |
Online
Pre-Registration |
| Participant |
$10 |
$7 |
| additional maps |
$3 |
| rental compass |
$1 |
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On-line registration is open
until midnight Friday, December 6.
Details:
There will be a Madnaess course plus an intermediate level course.
This is the second event of the 2024 Winter Madnaess Series
which features 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.
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.
Directions (Driving):
Take I-90 (Kennedy Expwy and Northwest Tollway) northwest of the
Loop 21 miles. Exit at Arlington Heights Rd. and turn left (south).
Go 1 mile to Higgins Rd. Turn right and go 1.2 miles to the second
entrance to the forest preserve on your right. Watch for the red
and white orienteering signs to direct you to the registration area.
You can also take I-290 / Route 53 to Higgins Rd. and go east 1.2
miles to the second forest preserve entrance on the left
(north).
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