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 |
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Details:
Registration will
be open until 11PM Thursday January 27th.
We are using a section of the Palos forest preserves that we haven't
used recently. 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 2022 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.
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
From Chicago, take I-55 south to IL-83 south (exit 274).
Take IL-83 south for about 4 miles. When 83 and 171 split, stay
on 171. About 0.3 miles after the split, take a left turn onto Bell
Road. Follow Bell Road south for 1.4 miles to 123rd Street. Go left
(east) on 123rd Street for 1 mile to S Will Cook Road. Turn left
(north) on S Will Cook Road and go north about 0.8 miles to Ford
Road. Turn right on Ford Road. The start location is about 0.4 miles
down Ford Road. Look for the orange and white orienteering signs.
Parking
Find a safe place to park on the shoulder of Ford Road
near the start location. There is no formal parking lot.
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