Occassional thoughts about orienteering
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Sunday, April 28, 2002 Five thoughts about the Chicago A-meet1. The O' was (mostly) fun. The white woods in Chicago are very nice and the green is not. That makes for some interesting route choice possibilities. The courses were okay, but a long leg would have been nice.2. The cool rainy weather we left in KC arrived just in time for my start. As I was jogging to the start I felt the first few drops of rain. The rain began a couple of minutes before my start time -- perfect timing. 3. Listening to Tio-Mila coverage over the internet while relaxing on Saturday evening was great. The coverage was great. They had streaming audio of the event announcer. You could follow the race quite well (assuming you could understand the Swedish). I turned off the computer early, long before the race ended. I'm hoping that next year's Tio-Mila won't be on the same weekend as a meet I go to. 4. The organizers used an interesting array of maps. On day one I ran with an offset print map at 1:15,000. On day two I ran with an inkjet (or maybe color laser?) map at 1:15,000. Mary had inkjet maps at 1:10,000 both days. The inkjet maps are ok, but offset maps are a lot nicer. 5. The first control on the second day's green course was bogus. It was in the wrong place (or the circle was drawn in the wrong place if you want to take another version of the problem). It was bogus. It is the kind of mistake that is at the very basis of the sport. If you can't use the map to find the control, it isn't orienteering. The jury wouldn't agree with me. They decided to void ONLY the F35 category. Bogus. posted by Michael | 7:55 PM 
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