| Meet Director:
Course Setter: Martin S
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 |
| Participant |
$10 |
$7 |
| additional maps |
$3 |
| rental compass |
$1 |
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Details:
On-line registration is now closed. Please register on-site.
See the directions section for details on getting
to the start location.
We are currently planning on just having a Madnaess course.
This is the first 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:
Take the Northwest Tollway (I-90) 19 miles west of O'Hare to Exit
11—Sutton Road-South (Hwy 59); proceed south 2.5 miles to Schaumburg Road and turn West. The forest prerve entrance/parking is 0.5 miles on the North side of Schaumburg road.
Public Transportation:
A great day to use a folding bike! The Metra train arrives in Bartlett
at 9:30 a.m. Jog/bike north on Oak Ave to Hwy 20. Jog left then
right and continue north on Bartlett Road; left on Schaumburg Road; Just after you cross Sutton Road you will find the parking lot. On the return, ask someone to drop
you back at the station.
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