toclogo.gif (4195 bytes)2010  Turkey Trot

September 25-26, 2010

Forests of York County

Course Setters’ and Meet Directors’ Notes

 

                                                                       

 

 

Welcome to the 2010 Turkey Trot co-hosted by the Toronto (TOC) and Ukrainian (UKR) Orienteering Clubs.

 

UKR will be hosting middle and sprint events on Saturday at Bender Graves and TOC will be hosting the long event at Eldred King Forest on Sunday. Both sites are located in the York County Forest system in the Oak Ridges Moraine.

 

The terrain covers dry, sandy soil with some rock features and a few water features. The forest is mostly mature oak, beach and maple with substantial wide-open pine plantation and a generous trail network.

 

Start times have been pre-assigned for all races. There will not be a start control to punch, so please ensure that you are at the start at least 5 minutes before your start time. Any accumulated time between your scheduled start and your actual start time will apply. We would also ask that all competitors check in at registration upon arrival..

 

 

 

Day 1,  Saturday Morning, September 25th, 2010  - Bender Graves (UKR)

 

Middle Distance 

 

Map Scale 1:5,000, contour interval 3 m. 

First start time: 11:00 am.

Start area: 2 minute walk from parking area.

Course setter: Igor Palagnyuk            Controller: Eugene Mlynczyk

 

Middle Distance Courses.

Course Number:

Kilometres :

Number of CPs:

Course 1

1.9

7

Course 2

2.3

12

Course 3

2.8

14

Course 4

3.8

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 1,  Saturday Afternoon, September 25th, 2010  - Bender Graves (UKR)

 

Sprint

 

Map Scale 1:5,000, contour interval 3m.

First start time: 15:00.

Start area: 5 minute walk from parking area.

Course setters: Igor Palagnyuk            Controller: Eugene Mlynczyk

 

Sprint Courses

Course Number:

Kilometres :

Number of CPs:

Course 1

1.4

9

Course 2

1.6

12

Course 3

1.9

16

Course 4

1.9

20

 

Day 2, Sunday Morning,  September 26th, 2010  Eldred King Forest (TOC)

 

Long Distance

 

Map scale 1:10,000, contour interval 5m

First start time: 10:00am .

Start area: Parking Lot.

Course setter: Igor Palagnyuk                         Controller:     Peter Innes

 

Long Distance Courses

Course Number:

Kilometres :

Number of CPs:

Course 1

2.6

9

Course 2

3.1

12

Course 3

7.0

16

Course 4

8.6

20

 

 

Safety notes for the Middle, Sprint and Long Events

  • Safety bearing for Day 1 Middle and Sprint events – west then south along trail.
  • Safety bearing for Day 2 Long Distance event is east to the highway and then north to the parking lot.

 

 Food – A variety of refreshments will be available at all events -   bagels, juice, jam, peanut butter etc and fruit.

 

Water – Water will be available at the registration area on both days. Water will not be available on the Day 1 courses.  On Day 2, water will be available at 1 location in the forest on Course 3 and 4 only.

 

Poison Ivy – There is some poison ivy on the York County properties. All efforts have been made to steer clear of it, but you may encounter some to retain the integrity of the course as designed by the course setter. A wash station will be available on both days near the finish.

 

Axis Gear – Axis Gear will be on site at the Turkey Trot for the long event on Sunday selling their wares at great prices. In addition, if you spend $100 on Axis Gear, you will receive a free Axis Gear stainless steel water bottle.

 

 

Meet Officials:

 

 

Day 1 – Middle Distance and Sprint

Day 2 – Long Distance

Meet Director

Roman Malanczyj

Heather Shepherd

Course Planner

Igor Palagnyuk

Igor Palagnyuk

Controller

Eugene Mlynczyk

Peter Innes

 

 

Upcoming orienteering events – There are still lots of orienteering opportunities this fall. Visit the OOA website at www.orienteeringontario.ca for the full schedule and details of events.

 

  • 2010 Golden Leaf Orienteering Festival, including the Ontario Orienteering Championships, October 9-11, Dundas Valley Conservation Area.
  • US  2-Day Classic Championships,  October 16-17,  north of Albany New York
  • Vampire ‘O’ at Darlington Provincial Park on October 30th - a Night-O with a Halloween Twist, very popular with families and groups (scouts, cubs, etc)
  • Peak-2-Peak on October 31st, location TBA
  • TOC Training Camp November 6-7, various Toronto Parks
  • Toronto Sprints November 7, L’Amoreaux Park
  • Raid the Hammer in Hamilton on November 14th – a challenging 10K or 25K Adventure Run that includes trail running, orienteering, road running and more  

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